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虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后
虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後
xūxīnshǐrénjìnbù,jiāoàoshǐrénluòhòu
1.
Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)
Character Breakdown
虚
xū
false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
HSK 5
11 丶
心
xīn
heart; mind; soul
HSK 3
4 丶
使
shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
HSK 4
8 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
2 丶
进
jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
HSK 2
7 丶
步
bù
walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress
HSK 2
7 丶
骄
jiāo
haughty, spirited; a wild stallion
HSK 4
9 丶
傲
ào
proud, haughty, overbearing
HSK 4
12 丶
使
shǐ
cause, mission, orders; envoy, messenger, ambassador
HSK 4
8 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
2 丶
落
luò
to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
HSK 4
12 丶
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1
6 丶
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