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Definition(s) for: 近水楼台先得月

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
近水楼台先得月 jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè - the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)
- to benefit from intimacy with an influential person

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 71,002 53,631 31,227

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
jìn- near
- close to
- approximately
shuǐ- surname Shui
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
lóu- surname Lou
lóu- house with more than 1 story
- storied building
- floor
- CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
tái- Taiwan (abbr.)
- surname Tai
tái- (classical) you (in letters)
- variant of 臺|台[tai2]
tái- desk; table; counter
tái- Taiwan (abbr.)
tái- platform
- stage
- terrace
- stand
- support
- station
- broadcasting station
- classifier for vehicles or machines
tái- typhoon
xiān- beforehand; first; earlier
- at first; originally
- for the time being; for now
- (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- to obtain
- to get
- to gain
- to catch (a disease)
- proper
- suitable
- proud
- contented
- to allow
- to permit
- ready
- finished
de- structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi- to have to
- must
- ought to
- to need to
yuè- moon
- month
- monthly
- CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]

Other Words Containing 近水楼台先得月

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
近水楼台先得月 - - 71,002 53,631 31,227