人往高处走,水往低处流
人往高處走,水往低處流
rénwǎnggāochùzǒu,shuǐwǎngdīchùliú
- man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
- one should constantly strive to make progress
Entry Composition
| 1 | 人 | rén | person; people |
| =2 | 往 | wǎng |
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| =2 | 往 | wǎng | old variant of 往 wǎng |
| 3 | 高处 | gāochù |
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| 4 | 走 | zǒu |
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| 5 | 水 | shuǐ |
| =6 | 往 | wǎng |
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| =6 | 往 | wǎng | old variant of 往 wǎng |
| 7 | 低处 | dīchù | low place; place that is low in elevation |
| 8 | 流 | liú |
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