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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 饮水思源
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 饮水思源 | yǐn shuǐ sī yuán | - lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring - Don't forget where your happiness come from. - Be grateful for all your blessings! |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 60,965 | 69,193 | 58,140 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 饮 | yǐn | - old variant of 飲|饮[yin3] |
| 饮 | yǐn | - to drink |
| 饮 | yìn | - to give (animals) water to drink |
| 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 |
| 思 | sī | - to think - to consider |
| 源 | yuán | - root - source - origin |
Other Words Containing 饮水思源
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 饮水思源 | - | - | 60,965 | 69,193 | 58,140 |