see 人往高處走，水往低處流|人往高处走，水往低处流[ren2 wang3 gao1 chu4 zou3 , shui3 wang3 di1 chu4 liu2]
trad. 人往高處爬，水往低處流
Also written 人往高處爬，水往低處流【rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú】
Characters in this word
8人
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person; people, CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
- Pinyin
- rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Frequency
- 30 of 2500
往
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to go (in a direction), to, towards, (of a train) bound for, past, previous
- Pinyin
- wǎng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1074 of 2500
高
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surname Gao
- Pinyin
- Gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 681 of 2500
处
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to reside, to live, to dwell, to be in, to be situated at, to stay, to get along with, to be in a position of, to deal with, to discipline, to punish
- Pinyin
- chǔ
- Traditional
- 處
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 1757 of 2500
爬
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to crawl, to climb, to get up or sit up
- Pinyin
- pá
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1996 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500
低
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low, beneath, to lower (one's head), to let droop, to hang down, to incline
- Pinyin
- dī
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2518 of 2500
流
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to flow, to disseminate, to circulate or spread, to move or drift, to degenerate, to banish or send into exile, stream of water or sth resembling one, class, rate or grade
- Pinyin
- liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5508 of 2500