人们普遍认为吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。

It is generally accepted that a person cannot be successful in life without a lot of hard work.

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Sentence Composition

1 人们 rénmen people
2 普遍 pǔbiàn
  1. universal
  2. general
  3. widespread
  4. common
3 认为 rènwéi to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
=4 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=4 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
=5 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=5 得 dè used in 得瑟 dèse
=5 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
=5 得 děi
  1. to have to
  2. must
  3. ought to
  4. to need to
6 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
=7 中 Zhōng
  1. (bound form) China; Chinese
  2. surname Zhong
=7 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
=7 中 zhòng
  1. to hit (a target)
  2. to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc)
  3. to win (a prize or lottery)
8 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
=9 方 Fāng surname Fang
=9 方 fāng
  1. square
  2. power or involution (math.)
  3. upright
  4. honest
  5. fair and square
  6. direction
  7. side
  8. party (to a contract, dispute etc)
  9. place
  10. method
  11. prescription (medicine)
  12. just when
  13. only or just
  14. classifier for square things
  15. abbr. for square or cubic meter
=9 方 fáng
  1. Pronunciation spelling of 慌 (huāng, “panicky”).
  2. Pronunciation spelling of 慌 (huāng, “to panic”).
  3. alternative form of 房
  4. alternative form of 防 (fáng)
  5. only used in 方良
  6. only used in 方輿／方舆 (Fángyù, “an ancient county in modern Shandong”)
  7. phon (unit of apparent loudness)
  8. to disobey
=10 为人 wéirén
  1. to conduct oneself
  2. behavior; conduct; personal character
=10 为人 wèirén
  1. for sb
  2. for others' interest
11 上人 shàngrén
  1. (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, of restaurants, theatres, etc.) to have customers come in continuously
  2. (honorific) monk
  3. (literary) master; leader; monarch
  4. (literary) someone who is virtuous and wise
  5. (literary) to transcend someone
  6. master; leader; monarch
  7. monk
  8. someone who is virtuous and wise
  9. to have customers come in continuously
  10. to transcend someone