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授之以鱼不如授之以渔
授之以魚不如授之以漁
shòuzhīyǐyúbùrúshòuzhīyǐyú
1. 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 11 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2 4 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2 8 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3 6 丶
授
shòu
to award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
HSK 4 11 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
以
yǐ
according to; so as to; because of; then
HSK 2 4 丶
渔
yú
fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze
HSK 6 11 丶

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