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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
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- to escape
- leisurely
- outstanding
dāi- to stay; to remain
dài- to wait
- to treat
- to deal with
- to need
- going to (do sth)
- about to
- intending to
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

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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