虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 in English xu1 xin1 shi3 ren2 jin4 bu4 , jiao1 ao4 shi3 ren2 luo4 hou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

Simplified Characters

使 使

Traditional Characters

使 使

Pinyin

xu1 xin1 shi3 ren2 jin4 bu4 , jiao1 ao4 shi3 ren2 luo4 hou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

xu1emptiness xin1heart 使shi3to make ren2man jin4to go forward bu4surname Bu jiao1proud ao4proud 使shi3to make ren2man luo4to leave out hou4surname Hou