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授之以鱼不如授之以渔
shòuzhīyǐyúbùrúshòuzhīyǐyú
Traditional: 授之以魚不如授之以漁
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)
Character Breakdown
授
shòu
to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
HSK 4
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3
授
shòu
to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
HSK 4
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2
渔
yú
fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze
HSK 6
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
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