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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 竭泽而渔

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
竭泽而渔 jié zé ér yú - lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
- fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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
- - 87,819 79,490 74,227

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
竭 jié- to exhaust
泽 zé- pool
- pond
- (of metals etc) luster
- favor or beneficence
- damp
- moist
而 ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
渔 yú- fisherman
- to fish

Other Words Containing 竭泽而渔

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
竭泽而渔 - - 87,819 79,490 74,227