lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
trad. 遠水不解近渴
Also written 遠水不解近渴【yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě】
Characters in this word
6远
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far, distant, remote, (intensifier in a comparison) by far, much (lower etc)
- Pinyin
- yuǎn
- Traditional
- 遠
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1115 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
解
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surname Xie
- Pinyin
- Xiè
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 9847 of 2500
近
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near, close to, approximately
- Pinyin
- jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2373 of 2500
渴
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thirsty
- Pinyin
- kě
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 12000 of 2500