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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 陈词滥调

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
陈词滥调 chén cí làn diào - cliché
- commonplace
- truism
- stereotype

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
- - 14,082 75,100 58,794

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
chén- surname Chen
- Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
- Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝[Nan2 Chao2]
chén- (bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display
- (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell
- old; stale
- 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])
làn- overflowing
- excessive
- indiscriminate
diào- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
- to enquire into
- accent
- view
- argument
- key (in music)
- mode (music)
- tune
- tone
- melody
tiáo- to harmonize
- to reconcile
- to blend
- to suit well
- to adjust
- to regulate
- to season (food)
- to provoke
- to incite

Other Words Containing 陈词滥调

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
陈词滥调 - - 14,082 75,100 58,794