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Definition(s) for: 闪烁其词

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
闪烁其词 shǎn shuò qí cí - to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

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
- - - 80,552 82,339

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shǎn- surname Shan
shǎn- to dodge
- to duck out of the way
- to beat it
- shaken (by a fall)
- to sprain
- to pull a muscle
- lightning
- spark
- a flash
- to flash (across one's mind)
- to leave behind
- (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
shuò- bright
- luminous
- his
- her
- its
- their
- that
- such
- it (refers to sth preceding it)
- old variant of 詞|词[ci2]
- word
- statement; speech; lyrics
- a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4chao2] (CL:首[shou3])

Other Words Containing 闪烁其词

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo