人定胜天

Traditional: 人定勝天

rén dìng shèng tiān

Dictionary entry

man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

What does 人定胜天 mean?

人定胜天 (rén dìng shèng tiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1man can conquer nature (idiom); human wisdom can prevail over nature

Character breakdown

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]定dìngto fix; to set; to make definite · to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc)胜shèngvictory · success 天tiānday · sky

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人定胜天

rén dìng shèng tiān

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