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What's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom) in Chinese: 耳熟能详 (ěr shú néng xiáng)

ěr shú néng xiáng

what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 耳熟能詳1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)

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耳
熟
能
详

Zhuyin

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ㄦˇ

ěr

ㄦ/ erˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄨˊ

shú

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄥˊ

néng

ㄋ/ nㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄤˊ

xiáng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

耳熟能详

Simplified

耳熟能詳

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这首歌大家都耳熟能详。

    zhè shǒu gē dà jiā dōu ěr shú néng xiáng。

    Everyone knows this song by heart.

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Related words

能

néng

can

熟

shú

ripe

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

耳朵

ěr duo

ear

成熟

chéng shú

mature

能力

néng lì

capability

熟悉

shú xī

to be familiar with

详细

xiáng xì

detailed

功能

gōng néng

function

能干

néng gàn

capable

能源

néng yuán

energy

熟练

shú liàn

practiced

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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