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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 近水楼台先得月
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 近水楼台先得月 | jìn shuǐ lóu tái xiān dé yuè | - the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) - to benefit from intimacy with an influential person |
List Ranking for: 近水楼台先得月
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 71,002 | 53,631 | 31,227 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 近 | jìn | - near - close to - approximately |
| 水 | shuǐ | - surname Shui |
| 水 | shuǐ | - water - (after a name) ... River - to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4shui3] and 水性[shui3xing4]) - (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy - (bound form) additional cost; extra income - classifier for washings of a garment |
| 楼 | lóu | - surname Lou |
| 楼 | lóu | - house with more than 1 story - storied building - floor - CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4] |
| 台 | tái | - Taiwan (abbr.) - surname Tai |
| 台 | tái | - (classical) you (in letters) - variant of 臺|台[tai2] |
| 台 | tái | - desk; table; counter |
| 台 | tái | - Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 台 | tái | - platform - stage - terrace - stand - support - station - broadcasting station - classifier for vehicles or machines |
| 台 | tái | - typhoon |
| 先 | xiān | - beforehand; first; earlier - at first; originally - for the time being; for now - (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 得 | dé | - to obtain - to get - to gain - to catch (a disease) - proper - suitable - proud - contented - to allow - to permit - ready - finished |
| 得 | de | - structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc |
| 得 | děi | - to have to - must - ought to - to need to |
| 月 | yuè | - moon - month - monthly - CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2] |
Other Words Containing 近水楼台先得月
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 (2025) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 近水楼台先得月 | - | - | 71,002 | 53,631 | 31,227 |