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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 震耳欲聋

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
震耳欲聋 zhèn ěr yù lóng - ear-splitting (idiom); deafening

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
- - 29,831 31,542 34,485

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhèn- to shake
- to vibrate
- to jolt
- to quake
- excited
- shocked
- one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing thunder
- ☳
ěr- ear
- handle (archaeology)
- and that is all (Classical Chinese)
- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
lóng- deaf

Other Words Containing 震耳欲聋

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
震耳欲聋 - - 29,831 31,542 34,485