寧靜致遠 níng jìng zhì yuǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. cf Still waters run deep.

CHARACTERS

寧 níng repose, serenity, peace; peaceful
靜 jìng quiet, still, motionless; gentle
致 zhì
HSK 5
send, deliver, present; cause
遠 yuǎn distant, remote, far; profound