三十而立 sān shí ér lì

at thirty, one should be independent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)

Characters

Character Meaning
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
十 shí HSK 1
ten; 10
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up