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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 黯然失色

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
黯然失色 àn rán shī sè - to lose one's splendor
- to lose luster
- to be eclipsed
- to be overshadowed

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
- - 25,869 43,125 36,193

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
黯 àn- (bound form) dark; dull (color); dim; gloomy
然 rán- correct
- right
- so
- thus
- like this
- -ly
失 shī- to lose
- to miss
- to fail
色 sè- color
- CL:種|种[zhong3]
- look
- appearance
- sex
色 shǎi- (coll.) color
- used in 色子[shai3zi5]

Other Words Containing 黯然失色

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
黯然失色 - - 25,869 43,125 36,193