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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 如鱼得水
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 如鱼得水 | rú yú dé shuǐ | - like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 19,087 | 37,415 | 39,225 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 如 | rú | - as - as if - such as |
| 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]) |
| 得 | dé | - to obtain - to get - to gain - to catch (a disease) - proper - suitable - proud - contented - to allow - to permit - ready - finished |
| 得 | de | - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 | děi | - to have to - must - ought to - to need to |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | shuǐ | - water - (after a name) ... River - to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) - (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy - (bound form) additional cost; extra income - classifier for washings of a garment |
Other Words Containing 如鱼得水
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 如鱼得水 | - | - | 19,087 | 37,415 | 39,225 |