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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 望梅止渴
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 望梅止渴 | wàng méi zhǐ kě | - lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) - fig. to console oneself with illusions |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 75,736 | 38,695 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 望 | wàng | - full moon - to hope - to expect - to visit - to gaze (into the distance) - to look towards - towards |
| 望 | wàng | - 15th day of month (lunar calendar) - old variant of 望[wang4] |
| 梅 | méi | - surname Mei |
| 梅 | méi | - plum - plum flower - Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) |
| 梅 | méi | - variant of 梅[mei2] |
| 梅 | méi | - old variant of 梅[mei2] |
| 止 | zhǐ | - to stop - to prohibit - until - only |
| 渴 | kě | - thirsty |
Other Words Containing 望梅止渴
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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