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Definition(s) for: 鹦鹉学舌

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
鹦鹉学舌 yīng wǔ xué shé - to parrot
- to repeat uncritically what sb says

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
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Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
鹦 yīng- (bound form) parrot
鹉 wǔ- used in 鸚鵡|鹦鹉[ying1wu3]
学 xué- to learn
- to study
- to imitate
- science
- -ology
舌 jī- used in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"
舌 shé- tongue

Other Words Containing 鹦鹉学舌

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