人外有人，天外有天 rén wài yǒu rén ， tiān wài yǒu tiān

there’s always someone better than you

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven