遠水不救近火 yuǎn shuǐ bù jiù jìn huǒ

see 远水救不了近火yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see 远水救不了近火yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ

Characters

Character Meaning
遠 yuǎn
far; distant; remote
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
救 jiù HSK 5
to save; to rescue; to assist
近 jìn HSK 2
near; close to; approximately
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming