人往高處爬，水往低處流
rén​wǎng​gāo​chù​pá​shuǐ​wǎng​dī​chù​liú

strive for progress

  • created sense approved 人往高处爬，水往低处流/人往高處爬，水往低處流 · rén​wǎng​gāo​chù​pá​shuǐ​wǎng​dī​chù​liú · strive for progress — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人往高处爬，水往低处流 / 人往高處爬，水往低處流

    rén​wǎng​gāo​chù​pá​shuǐ​wǎng​dī​chù​liú

    strive for progress

    People always seek to move upward and improve their circumstances, just as water naturally flows downward; one should constantly strive to make progress.

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 往 (literal) → 往 · wǎng · toward 高处 (literal) → 高处/高處 · gāo​chù · high place 爬 (literal) → 爬 · pá · to climb ， (non_chinese) 水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 往 (literal) → 往 · wǎng · toward 低处 (literal) → 低处/低處 · dī​chù · low place 流 (literal) → 流 · liú · to flow

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    created sense