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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 鸦雀无声
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 鸦雀无声 | yā què wú shēng | - lit. crow and peacock make no sound - absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard - absolute silence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 45,099 | 39,712 | 40,474 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 鸦 | yā | - crow |
| 鸦 | yā | - variant of 鴉|鸦[ya1] |
| 雀 | qiāo | - a freckle - lentigo |
| 雀 | què | - (bound form) small bird - sparrow - also pr. [qiao3] |
| 无 | mó | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] |
| 无 | wú | - not to have - no - none - not - to lack - un- - -less |
| 声 | shēng | - sound - voice - tone - noise - reputation - classifier for sounds |
Other Words Containing 鸦雀无声
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鸦雀无声 | - | 9 | 45,099 | 39,712 | 40,474 |