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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 临渊羡鱼
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 临渊羡鱼 | lín yuān xiàn yú | - see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 75,788 | 36,092 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 临 | lín | - to face - to overlook - to arrive - to be (just) about to - just before |
| 渊 | yuān | - deep pool - deep - profound |
| 羡 | xiàn | - to envy |
| 鱼 | yú | - surname Yu |
| 鱼 | yú | - fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) - used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) |
Other Words Containing 临渊羡鱼
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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