吃水不忘掘井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

吃 chī
HSK 1
eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
忘 wàng
HSK 3
forget; neglect; miss, omit
掘 jué
HSK 6
dig, excavate; excavate cave
井 jǐng
HSK 6
well, mine shaft, pit
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else