Chinese word dictionary

枕石漱流

zhěn shí shù liú · to live a hermit's life (in seclusion); a frugal life (idiom)

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Simplified枕石漱流

Traditional枕石漱流

Pinyinzhěn shí shù liú

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Character breakdown

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

枕zhěn

pillow

石shí

stone, rock, mineral

漱shù

to gargle, to rinse; to wash, to scour

流liú

to flow, to drift, to circulate; class

How to learn 枕石漱流

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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to exchange; exchange; communication; interaction; to have social contact (with sb)

流liú

to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade

流利liúlì

fluent

流行liúxíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable

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river; CL:條|条[tiao2]

流传liúchuán

to spread; to circulate; to hand down