近水楼台先得月近水樓臺先得月 1.the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom)2.to benefit from intimacy with an influential person
modern history and contemporary history
1.close; near2.similar to
1.to pull sb close to oneself2.(fig.) (typically followed by 距离[jù lí]) to bridge (the distance between people) (i.e. to build a closer relationship)
1.most recent in the past2.recent3.late4.recently+1 条 1.to approach (a numerical value)2.to converge to a limit (in calculus)3.convergence
1.to come close2.to get near to3.front
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
1.immediate cause2.proximate cause
to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)
Xi Jinping (1953–), PRC politician, General Secretary of the CCP from 2012, president of the PRC from 2013
1.perihelion, the nearest point of a planet in elliptic orbit to the sun2.lower apsis
1.suburbs2.city outskirts
a genre of poetry, developed in the Tang Dynasty, characterized by its strict form
1.to aim low2.to aim to get by3.without lofty ambition
simple words with a profound meaning (idiom)
to revere the past and despise the present (idiom)
known far and wide (idiom)
远水不解近渴遠水不解近渴 1.lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need2.a slow remedy does not address immediate needs
远亲不如近邻遠親不如近鄰 A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
远水救不了近火遠水救不了近火 1.water in a distant place is of little use in putting out a fire right here2.(fig.) a slow remedy does not address the current emergency
远水不救近火遠水不救近火 see 远水救不了近火[yuǎn shuǐ jiù bu liǎo jìn huǒ]
1.contemporary2.modern person3.close friend4.associate+1 条+2 条 nearby and therefore convenient
Kinta valley and river in Perak, Malaysia
erhua variant of 抄近[chāo jìn]