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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 趋之若鹜

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
趋之若鹜 qū zhī ruò wù - to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable
- an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase

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
- - 45,022 34,670 30,756

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
趋 qū- to hasten
- to hurry
- to walk fast
- to approach
- to tend towards
- to converge
之 zhī- (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])
- him
- her
- it
若 rě- used in 般若[bo1re3]
- used in 蘭若|兰若[lan2re3]
若 ruò- to seem
- like
- as
- if
鹜 wù- duck

Other Words Containing 趋之若鹜

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
趋之若鹜 - - 45,022 34,670 30,756