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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 清风明月
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 清风明月 | qīng fēng míng yuè | - lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) - fig. peaceful and clear night - (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 87,385 | 51,717 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 清 | qīng | - Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644-1911) - surname Qing |
| 清 | qīng | - (of water etc) clear; clean - quiet; still - pure; uncorrupted - clear; distinct - to clear; to settle (accounts) |
| 风 | fēng | - wind - news - style - custom - manner - CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1] |
| 明 | míng | - Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) - surname Ming - Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2nong2] Farmer God |
| 明 | míng | - bright - opposite: dark 暗[an4] - (of meaning) clear - to understand - next - public or open - wise - generic term for a sacrifice to the gods |
| 月 | yuè | - moon - month - monthly - CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] |
Other Words Containing 清风明月
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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