人往高处走，水往低处流
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom); one should constantly strive to make progress
idiom
Traditional: 人往高處走，水往低處流
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- (idiom) man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
- one should constantly strive to make progress
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Related Words
奸雄(jiān xióng)· person who seeks advancement by any means
→一丘之貉(yī qiū zhī hé)· jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
→一如既往(yī rú jì wǎng)· just as in the past (idiom); as before
→人有失手，马有失蹄(rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí)· lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
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