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秀才不出门，能知天下事
xiùcaibùchūmén,néngzhītiānxiàshì
Traditional: 秀才不出門，能知天下事
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)
Character Breakdown
秀
xiù
elegant, graceful, refined; flowing, luxuriant
HSK 4
才
cái
ability, talent, gift; just, only
HSK 3
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
出
chū
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
HSK 1
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2
能
néng
can, may; capable, full of energy
HSK 1
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2
天
tiān
sky, heaven; god, celestial
HSK 1
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1
事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2
Additional Information
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