枕石漱流 zhěn shí shù liú

to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to live a hermit's life (in seclusion)
  2. 2. a frugal life (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
枕 zhěn HSK 6
pillow
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
漱 shù
to gargle; to rinse one's mouth with water
流 liú HSK 4
to flow; to circulate or spread; to move or drift