事在人为 — Chinese idiom
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
Traditional: 事在人為
Meaning
- the matter depends on the individual ; it is a matter for your own effort
- With effort, one can achieve anything.
Character by character
- 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, inci
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present
- 人rénman, person; people
- 为wéito do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
Idioms sharing a character
- 一事无成 yī shì wú chéng
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ
- 事不过三 shì bù guò sān
- 事不关己 shì bù guān jǐ
- 事倍功半 shì bèi gōng bàn
- 事到临头 shì dào lín tóu
- 事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi
- 事危累卵 shì wēi lěi luǎn
- 事后聪明 shì hòu cōng ming
- 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
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