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人无远虑，必有近忧
rénwúyuǎnlǚ,bìyǒujìnyōu
Traditional: 人無遠慮，必有近憂
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
Character Breakdown
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
远
yuǎn
distant, remote, far; profound
HSK 2
虑
lǜ
anxious, concerned, worried
HSK 4
必
bì
surely, certainly; must; will
HSK 3
有
yǒu
to have, to own, to possess; to exist
HSK 1
近
jìn
to approach; near, close; intimate
HSK 2
忧
yōu
sad, grieving; melancholy, grief
HSK 6
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