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人算不如天算

rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn

6-character word

What 人算不如天算 means

1. man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
2. one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events

The characters in 人算不如天算

• 人rénperson; people
• 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 如rúas; as if; such as
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 算suànto calculate; to figure out; to include; to count in; to count; to be valid…

Example sentences

• 人算不如天算。
  A man's will is nothing when compared to that of the heavens.