Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 lín yuān xiàn yú ， bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
- 2. better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
Characters
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to face; to be (just) about to; just before
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profound; deep; deep pool
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to envy
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fish; surname Yu
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not; no; (negative prefix)
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as; such as; as if
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to withdraw; to retreat; to move back
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and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
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to tie; knot; to bind
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net; network
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