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Definition(s) for: 树欲静而风不止

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
树欲静而风不止 shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ - lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
- fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 62,639 31,163

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shù- tree
- CL:棵[ke1]
- to cultivate
- to set up
- to wish for
- to desire
- variant of 慾|欲[yu4]
- desire
- appetite
- passion
- lust
- greed
jìng- still
- calm
- quiet
- not moving
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
fēng- wind
- news
- style
- custom
- manner
- CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
zhǐ- to stop
- to prohibit
- until
- only

Other Words Containing 树欲静而风不止

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo