Chinese word dictionary

得陇望蜀

dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ · lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized; fig. endless greed; insatiable desire

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Word information

Simplified得陇望蜀

Traditional得隴望蜀

Pinyindé Lǒng wàng Shǔ

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

得dé

to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

陇lǒng

a mountain located in the Shanxi provice

望wàng

to expect, to hope, to look forward to

蜀shǔ

the name of an ancient state

How to learn 得陇望蜀

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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得到dédào

to get; to obtain; to receive

得分défēn

to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade

懂得dǒngde

to understand; to know; to comprehend