临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 | Chinese meaning

临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网【lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng】

better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网【lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng】

better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

临

HSK 4

含义draw near, approach; descend

拼音lín

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渊

HSK 7-9

含义surge up, bubble up, gush forth

拼音yuān

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羡

HSK 7-93

含义envy, admire; praise; covet

拼音xiàn

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鱼

HSK 2

含义fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

拼音yú

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不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

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如

HSK 23

含义if, supposing; as if; like, as

拼音rú

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退

HSK 32

含义step back, retreat, withdraw

拼音tuì

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而

HSK 23

含义and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

拼音ér

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结

HSK 2

含义knot, tie; join, connect

拼音jié

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网

HSK 1

含义net; network; Kangxi radical 122

拼音wǎng

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