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人往高处走，水往低处流

rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú

11-character word Traditional 人往高處走，水往低處流

What 人往高处走，水往低处流 means

1. man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2. one should constantly strive to make progress

The characters in 人往高处走，水往低处流

• 人rénperson; people
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards
• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell
• 走zǒuto walk; to go; to run
• 水shuǐwater; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 会水
• 往wǎngto go (in a direction); to; towards
• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell
• 流liúto flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread