人往高处爬，水往低处流

Traditional: 人往高處爬，水往低處流

rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

Dictionary entry

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]

What does 人往高处爬，水往低处流 mean?

人往高处爬，水往低处流 (rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 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]

Character breakdown

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人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]往wǎngto go (in a direction) · to 高Gāosurname Gao 处chǔto reside · to live 爬páto crawl · to climb 水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 低dīlow · beneath 流liúto flow · to disseminate

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How to pronounce 人往高处爬，水往低处流

人往高处爬，水往低处流

rén wǎng gāo chù pá , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

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