大樹底下好乘涼 dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
樹 shù tree; plant; set up, establish
底 dǐ
HSK 4
bottom, underneath, underside
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
乘 chéng
HSK 4
ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
涼 liáng cool, cold; disheartened