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人往高處爬，水往低處流

简人往高处爬，水往低处流 · 繁人往高處爬，水往低處流

Mandarin · pinyin rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

see 人往高處走，水往低處流 rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu, shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
往: wǎng · go, depart; past, formerly
高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
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爬: pá · crawl, creep; climb; scramble
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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