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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 鸳鸯戏水
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 鸳鸯戏水 | yuān yāng xì shuǐ | - lit. mandarin ducks playing in the water - fig. to make love |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 91,917 | 52,780 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 鸳 | yuān | - mandarin duck |
| 鸯 | yāng | - used in 鴛鴦|鸳鸯[yuan1yang1] |
| 戏 | xì | - variant of 戲|戏[xi4] |
| 戏 | xì | - trick - drama - play - show - CL:齣|出[chu1],場|场[chang3],臺|台[tai2] |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | shuǐ | - water - (after a name) ... River - to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) - (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy - (bound form) additional cost; extra income - classifier for washings of a garment |
Other Words Containing 鸳鸯戏水
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 |
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