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