三人行，必有我师

Traditional: 三人行，必有我師

sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī

Dictionary entry

lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)

What does 三人行，必有我师 mean?

三人行，必有我师 (sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)

2you have sth to learn from everyone

Character breakdown

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三Sānsurname San 人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]行xíngokay · all right 必bìcertainly · must 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)我wǒI; me; my 师Shīsurname Shi

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三人行，必有我师

sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī

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