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Definition(s) for: 风声鹤唳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
风声鹤唳 fēng shēng hè lì - lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
- fig. to panic at the slightest move
- to be jittery

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
- - 68,183 58,540 53,077

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
风 fēng- wind
- news
- style
- custom
- manner
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
声 shēng- sound
- voice
- tone
- noise
- reputation
- classifier for sounds
鹤 hè- crane
唳 lì- cry of a crane or wild goose

Other Words Containing 风声鹤唳

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
风声鹤唳 - - 68,183 58,540 53,077