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树高千丈,叶落归根
shùgāoqiānzhàng,yèluòguīgēn
Traditional: 樹高千丈,葉落歸根
fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb) / fig. everything has its ancestral home / in old age, an expatriate returns home
Character Breakdown
树
shù
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
HSK 3
高
gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
HSK 1
千
qiān
thousand; many, numerous; very
HSK 2
丈
zhàng
gentleman, man, husband; unit of length equal to 3.3 meters
HSK 2
叶
yè
leaf, page; surname
HSK 4
落
luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
HSK 4
归
guī
to return, to go back; to return to, to revert
HSK 5
根
gēn
root, basis, foundation
HSK 3
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