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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
- crow
- variant of 鴉|鸦[ya1]
qiāo- a freckle
- lentigo
què- (bound form) small bird
- sparrow
- also pr. [qiao3]
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
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