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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 顺藤摸瓜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
顺藤摸瓜 shùn téng mō guā - lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon
- to track sth following clues

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
- - 23,194 42,609 64,254

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shùn- to obey
- to follow
- to arrange
- to make reasonable
- along
- favorable
téng- rattan
- cane
- vine
téng- variant of 藤[teng2]
- to feel with the hand
- to touch
- to stroke
- to grope
- to steal
- to abstract
- variant of 摹[mo2]
guā- melon; gourd; squash
- (slang) a piece of gossip

Other Words Containing 顺藤摸瓜

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
顺藤摸瓜 - - 23,194 42,609 64,254