Learn some Chinese proverbs-一言既出,驷马难追

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Yīyánjìchū,sìmǎnánzhuī.
 一言既出,  驷马难追。
The word once spoken can never be recalled.


yán

n.    word/

language

jì

adv.   already

chū

v.   come out


nán

a.    difficult


zhuī

v.   chase



What is said will not be overtaken even by a team of four horses. This sentence, taking from 《论语》LúnYǔ, indicates clearly the importance of credibility and integrity.



jī shǎo chéng duō

 积   少    成    多

Many a little makes a mickle./

From small increments come abundance.


v.   accumulate

shǎo

a.   less

chéng

v.   become  


duō

a. many

Examples:

Jīshǎochéngduō, rúguǒ nǐ zuòdàole, 
xuéhànyǔ yě méinàmenán.
    积少成多,如果 你 做到了,
学汉语  也    没那么难。
Many a little makes a mickle, if you do it,
learning Chinese is not that difficult.

xué

v.    learn

汉语 

hànyǔ

n. Chinese language

没那么

méinàme

not that...


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