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听君一席话，胜读十年书
tīngjūnyīxíhuà,shèngdúshíniánshū
Traditional: 聽君一席話，勝讀十年書
listening to the words of a wise man can be superior to studying ten years of books (proverb)
Character Breakdown
听
tīng
to hear, to listen; to understand; to obey
HSK 1
君
jūn
sovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
HSK 6
一
yī
one; a, an; alone
HSK 1
席
xí
seat, place; mat; banquet; to take a seat
HSK 5
话
huà
talk, speech; language, dialect
HSK 1
胜
shèng
victory; to excel, to truimph
HSK 5
读
dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
HSK 1
十
shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
HSK 1
年
nián
year; anniversary; a person's age
HSK 1
书
shū
book, letter, document; writing
HSK 1
Additional Information
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