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谋事在人，成事在天

móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān

9-character word Traditional 謀事在人，成事在天

What 谋事在人，成事在天 means

1. planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.

The characters in 谋事在人，成事在天

• 谋móuto plan; to seek; scheme
• 事shìmatter; thing; item
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…
• 人rénperson; people
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 事shìmatter; thing; item
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven

Example sentences

• 谋事在人，成事在天。
  Man proposes, God disposes.