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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 心猿意马
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 心猿意马 | xīn yuán yì mǎ | - lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.) - to have ants in one's pants - hyperactive - adventurous and uncontrollable |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 69,091 | 52,225 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 心 | xīn | - heart - mind - intention - center - core - CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] |
| 猿 | yuán | - ape |
| 猿 | yuán | - variant of 猿[yuan2] |
| 猿 | yuán | - variant of 猿[yuan2] |
| 意 | yì | - Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]) |
| 意 | yì | - idea - meaning - thought - to think - wish - desire - intention - to expect - to anticipate |
| 马 | mǎ | - surname Ma - abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3lai2xi1ya4] |
| 马 | mǎ | - horse - CL:匹[pi3] - horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess - knight in Western chess |
Other Words Containing 心猿意马
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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