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Definition(s) for: 飞黄腾达

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
飞黄腾达 fēi huáng téng dá - lit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom)
- fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's career

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
- - - 50,612 30,758

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
fēi- to fly
huáng- surname Huang or Hwang
huáng- yellow
- pornographic
- to fall through
téng- (bound form) to gallop; to prance
- (bound form) to soar; to hover
- to make room; to clear out; to vacate
- (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
- surname Da
- to attain
- to reach
- to amount to
- to communicate
- eminent

Other Words Containing 飞黄腾达

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