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Definition(s) for: 金蝉脱壳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào - lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
- a crafty escape plan

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 45,177 65,720 52,772

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jīn- surname Jin
- surname Kim (Korean)
- Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
jīn- gold
- chemical element Au
- generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
- money
- golden
- highly respected
- one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
chán- cicada
tuō- to shed
- to take off
- to escape
- to get away from
qiào- variant of 殼|壳[qiao4]
- (coll.) shell (of an egg, nut, crab etc)
- case; casing; housing (of a machine or device)
qiào- (bound form) shell
- Taiwan pr. [ke2]

Other Words Containing 金蝉脱壳

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
金蝉脱壳 - - 45,177 65,720 52,772