Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
人在江湖,身不由己 rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
DEFINITIONS
- you can't always do as you like
- one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
CHARACTERS
人 rén | man; people; mankind; someone else |
在 zài | be at, in, on; consist in, rest |
江 jiāng | large river; yangzi; surname |
湖 hú | a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green |
身 shēn | body; trunk, hull; rad. no. 158 |
不 bù | no, not; un-; negative prefix |
由 yóu | cause, reason; from |
己 jǐ | self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem |