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远水救不了近火

water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here / (fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency

Characters and words in 远水救不了近火

yuǎn = yu + an3
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
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yuàn = yu + an4
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
water / river / liquid / beverage / additional charges or income / (of clothes) classifier for number of washes
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jiù = ji + ou4
jiù = ji + ou4
to save / to assist / to rescue
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= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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no thanks (used to politely but informally decline)
unable to / without end
(as a resultative verb suffix) unable to (do sth) / (pattern: {verb} + 個|个[ge5] + ~) without end; incessantly
le = l + e5
(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) / (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
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liǎo = li + ao3
to finish / to achieve / variant of 瞭|了[liao3] / to understand clearly
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liǎo = li + ao3
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
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liào = li + ao4
unofficial variant of 瞭[liao4]
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jìn = ji + (e)n4
near / close to / approximately
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huǒ = hu + o3
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
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Words with 远水救不了近火

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Sentences with 远水救不了近火

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