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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 一语双关
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 一语双关 | yī yǔ shuāng guān | - to make a pun - to have a double meaning - double entendre |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 73,649 | 51,788 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 一 | yī | - one - single - a (article) - as soon as - entire; whole; all; throughout - "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) - also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 语 | yǔ | - dialect - language - speech |
| 语 | yù | - (literary) to tell; to let (sb) know |
| 双 | shuāng | - variant of 雙|双[shuang1] |
| 双 | shuāng | - surname Shuang |
| 双 | shuāng | - two - double - pair - both - even (number) |
| 关 | guān | - surname Guan |
| 关 | guān | - mountain pass - to close; to shut; to turn off - to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) - to concern; to involve |
Other Words Containing 一语双关
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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