三人行，则必有我师 / 三人行，則必有我師

sān​rén​xíng​zé​bì​yǒu​wǒ​shī

one can always learn from others

(literary) If three people walk together, there is certainly one who can be my teacher; meaning that there is always something to learn from others.

三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to go ， (non_chinese) 则 (literal) → 则/則 · zé · then 必 (literal) → 必 · bì · certainly 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 我 (literal) → 我 · wǒ · I 师 (literal) → 师/師 · shī · teacher

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:58 PM