Chinese Sayings 🧧 in 2024

种树最好的时间是20年前。第二好的时间是今天。
”The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.”

与其完全相信一本书，不如没有书。
”It’s better to be without a book than to believe a book entirely.”

远水不能扑灭近火。
”Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.”

将它们拉得更高不会帮助芽生长。
”You won’t help shoots grow by pulling them up higher.”

一本书就像放在口袋里的花园。
”A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.”

像接待客人一样对待每一个人。
”Behave toward everyone as if receiving a guest.”

与智者的一次对话，值得花一个月的时间研究书籍。
A single conversation with a wise man is worth a month’s study of books

所有的事情在变得容易之前都是困难的。
”All things are difficult before they are easy.”

一组多字，难免有错误。
”In a group of many words, there is bound to be a mistake somewhere in them.”

不能仅仅因为有可能被呛到而拒绝进食。
”One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked”

在正确的时间做每件事，一天看起来就像三天。
”Do everything at the right time, and one day will seem like three.”

稍有不耐烦就会破坏伟大的计划。
”A little impatience will spoil great plans.”

你的熟人越多，你对他们的了解就越少。
”The more acquaintances you have, the less you know them.”

一盘匆忙煮熟的胡萝卜可能仍然没有清除蔬菜上的土壤。
”A dish of carrot hastily cooked may still have soil uncleaned off the vegetable.”

孩子的一生就像一张纸，每个人都在上面留下了印记。
”A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.”

掉进沟里会让你更聪明。
”A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.”

父亲对孩子的教育负有责任。
”Fathers are responsible for their children’s education.”

有瑕疵的钻石比没有瑕疵的鹅卵石更好。
”Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.”