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Definition(s) for: 山长水远

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
山长水远 shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn - (idiom) long and arduous journey

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
- - - 90,859 40,115

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shān- surname Shan
shān- mountain; hill (CL:座[zuo4])
- (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on
cháng- length
- long
- forever
- always
- constantly
zhǎng- chief
- head
- elder
- to grow
- to develop
- to increase
- to enhance
shuǐ- surname Shui
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
yuǎn- far
- distant
- remote
- (intensifier in a comparison) by far
- much (lower etc)
yuàn- to distance oneself from (classical)

Other Words Containing 山长水远

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