天下興亡，匹夫有責 tiān xià xīng wáng ， pǐ fū yǒu zé

DEFINITIONS

  1. The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

CHARACTERS

天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
興 xīng thrive, prosper, flourish
亡 wáng
HSK 6
death, destroyed; lose, perish
匹 pǐ
HSK 5
bolt of cloth; counter for horses
夫 fū
HSK 2
man, male adult, husband; those
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
責 zé one's responsibility, duty