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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 以逸待劳
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 以逸待劳 | yǐ yì dài láo | - to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy - to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 84,671 | 59,305 | 99,762 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 以 | yǐ | - abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] |
| 以 | yǐ | - to use - by means of - according to - in order to - because of - at (a certain date or place) |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 以 | yǐ | - old variant of 以[yi3] |
| 逸 | yì | - to escape - leisurely - outstanding |
| 待 | dāi | - to stay; to remain |
| 待 | dài | - to wait - to treat - to deal with - to need - going to (do sth) - about to - intending to |
| 劳 | láo | - (bound form) to toil; labor - (bound form) laborer - (bound form) meritorious deed - (bound form) fatigue - to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth) - to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4]) |
Other Words Containing 以逸待劳
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 以逸待劳 | - | - | 84,671 | 59,305 | 99,762 |