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吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

11-character word Traditional 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

What 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 means

1. one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
2. no pain, no gain

The characters in 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

• 吃chīto eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc); to eradicate; to destroy
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain
• 方fāngsquare; power or involution (math.); upright
• 为wéias (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
• 人rénperson; people
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 人rénperson; people

Example sentences

• 人们普遍认为吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。
  It is generally accepted that a person cannot be successful in life without a lot of hard work.