Chinese Sayings 🧧 in 2024

老师打开门。你自己进去。
”Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.”

你穷，近邻不来；一旦你变得富有，你会惊讶于远方（据称）亲戚的来访。
”When you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you become rich, you’ll be surprised by visits from (alleged) relatives afar.”

两个好说话的人配不上一个好的倾听者。
”Two good talkers are not worth one good listener.”

不要用斧头从你朋友的额头上去除苍蝇。
”Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend’s forehead”

智者做自己的决定； 一个无知的人跟随舆论。
”A wise man makes his own decisions; an ignorant man follows the public opinion.”

一只鸟不会唱歌，因为它有答案。它唱歌是因为它有一首歌。
”A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.’

天才可以通过其幼稚的简单来识别。
”Genius can be recognized by its childish simplicity.”

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

封闭的心灵就像一本封闭的书；只是一块木头
”A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood”

真正的知识是当人们知道自己知识的局限性时。
”True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one’s knowledge.”

一个能人的背后，总有其他能人。
”Behind an able man, there are always other able men.”

一百个不比一个不真诚的是更痛苦。
”A hundred no’s are less agonizing than one insincere yes.”

如果你想要一生幸福；帮助别人。
”If you want happiness for a lifetime; help someone else.”

害怕放下脚的父母通常会有踩到脚趾的孩子
”Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes”

一本书拥有一座金屋。
”A book holds a house of gold.”

完美的人有两种：一种是已死的，一种是尚未出生的。
”There are two kinds of perfect people: those who are dead, and those who have not been born yet.”

不怕慢慢成长，只怕停滞不前。
”Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.”

与其诅咒黑暗，不如点燃蜡烛。
”Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.”