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人往高處走，水往低處流
简 人往高处走，水往低处流 · 繁 人往高處走，水往低處流Mandarin · pinyin rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
Meanings
- man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
- one should constantly strive to make progress
Characters in this entry
- 人
- rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
- 往
- wǎng · go, depart; past, formerly
- 高
- gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
- 處
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- 走
- zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
- 水
- shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
- 低
- dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
- 流
- liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
- 处
- chù · place, locale; department
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jan4 wong5 gou1 cyu3 zau2 ，seoi2 wong5 dai1 cyu3 lau4
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