近朱者赤，近墨者黑
jìn​zhū​zhě​chì​jìn​mò​zhě​hēi

influenced by one's company

jìn​zhū​zhě​chì​jìn​mò​zhě​hēi influenced by one's company
  1. 近 jìn verbparticle
    to approach
    to approach; to get close to; to move toward
  2. 朱 zhū
    vermilion
    (bound form) vermilion; bright red; cinnabar
  3. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  4. 赤 chì noun
    red
    (bound form) red; scarlet; the color of fire
  5. ， jìn
    non-Chinese
  6. 近 jìn verbparticle
    to approach
    to approach; to get close to; to move toward
  7. 墨 mò noun
    ink
    ink; ink stick; liquid ink used for writing, painting, or printing
  8. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  9. 黑 hēi adjective
    black
    the color of coal or ink; opposite of 白 bái

jìn​zhū​zhě​chì​jìn​mò​zhě​hēi one takes the color of one's company
  1. 近 jìn adjective
    near
    near in distance or time; close; nearby; recent
  2. 朱 zhū
    vermilion
    (bound form) vermilion; bright red; cinnabar
  3. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  4. 赤 chì noun
    red
    (bound form) red; scarlet; the color of fire
  5. ， jìn
    non-Chinese
  6. 近 jìn adjective
    near
    near in distance or time; close; nearby; recent
  7. 墨 mò noun
    ink
    ink; ink stick; liquid ink used for writing, painting, or printing
  8. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  9. 黑 hēi adjective
    black
    the color of coal or ink; opposite of 白 bái