远水不解近渴

yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě

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Definitions

1. lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
2. a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

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Child Words of 远水不解近渴

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不解 不解 bù jiě: to not understand
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 渴 渴 kě: thirsty
• 解 解 jiě: to divide
• 解 解 jiè: to transport under guard
• 近 近 jìn: near
• 远 远 yuǎn: far
• 远 远 yuàn: to distance oneself from (classical)