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好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇

简好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇 · 繁好學近乎知，力行近乎仁，知恥近乎勇

Mandarin · pinyin hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng

to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
學: xué · learning, knowledge; school
近: jìn · near, close; approach; intimate
乎: hū · interrogative or exclamatory final particle
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
行: xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
仁: rén · humaneness, benevolence, kindness
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勇: yǒng · brave, courageous, fierce
学: xué · learning, knowledge; school
耻: chǐ · shame, humiliation; ashamed

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