吃水不忘掘井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén

remember those who helped you; be grateful

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
水 shuǐ HSK 1
water; liquid; beverage
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
忘 wàng HSK 3
to forget; to neglect; to overlook
掘 jué HSK 6
to dig
井 jǐng HSK 6
a well; neat; orderly
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man