三十而立 sān shí ér lì

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

三 sān
HSK 1
three
十 shí
HSK 1
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
立 lì
HSK 5
stand; let stand; establish, set