人往高处爬，水往低处流

人往高處爬，水往低處流
rénwǎnggāochùpá,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú
see 人往高處走，人往高处走，水往低处流 rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
=2 往 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=2 往 wǎng old variant of 往 wǎng
3 高处 gāochù
  1. high place
  2. elevation
4 爬 pá
  1. to crawl
  2. to climb
  3. to get up or sit up
5 水 shuǐ
  1. water
  2. (after a name) ... River
  3. to swim (used mostly in 会水 huìshuǐ and 水性 shuǐxìng)
  4. (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy
  5. (bound form) additional cost; extra income
  6. classifier for washings of a garment
=6 往 wǎng
  1. to go (in a direction)
  2. to
  3. towards
  4. (of a train) bound for
  5. past
  6. previous
=6 往 wǎng old variant of 往 wǎng
7 低处 dīchù low place; place that is low in elevation
8 流 liú
  1. to flow
  2. to disseminate
  3. to circulate or spread
  4. to move or drift
  5. to degenerate
  6. to banish or send into exile
  7. stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. class, rate or grade