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Definition(s) for: 魂飞魄散

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
魂飞魄散 hún fēi pò sàn - lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
- fig. to be frightened stiff
- spooked out of one's mind
- terror-stricken

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
- - 34,402 42,747 45,363

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
hún- soul; spirit; immortal soul (that can be detached from the body)
hún- old variant of 魂[hun2]
fēi- to fly
- (literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)
sǎn- scattered
- loose
- to come loose
- to fall apart
- leisurely
- powdered medicine
sàn- to scatter
- to break up (a meeting etc)
- to disperse
- to disseminate
- to dispel
- (coll.) to sack
sàn- variant of 散[san4]

Other Words Containing 魂飞魄散

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
魂飞魄散 - - 34,402 42,747 45,363