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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 鱼与熊掌
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 鱼与熊掌 | yú yǔ xióng zhǎng | - lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other - you can't always get everything you want - you can't have your cake and eat it |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 60,442 | 34,718 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 鱼 | yú | - surname Yu |
| 鱼 | yú | - fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) - used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) |
| 与 | yú | - variant of 歟|欤[yu2] |
| 与 | yǔ | - and - to give - together with |
| 与 | yù | - to take part in |
| 熊 | xióng | - surname Xiong |
| 熊 | xióng | - bear - (coll.) to scold; to rebuke - (coll.) weak; incapable |
| 掌 | zhǎng | - palm of the hand - sole of the foot - paw - horseshoe - to slap - to hold in one's hand - to wield |
Other Words Containing 鱼与熊掌
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 |
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