How do you pronounce 以逸待劳?

以逸待劳 is pronounced "yǐ yì dài láo" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

What HSK level is 以逸待劳?

以逸待劳 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

以逸待劳 is made up of the characters 以, 逸, 待, 劳. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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以逸待劳 (yǐ yì dài láo) means "to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)" in Chinese.

以逸待劳

yǐ yì dài láo

to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy; to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

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Traditional: 以逸待勞

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以逸待劳 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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