山外有山，天外有天 shān wài yǒu shān ， tiān wài yǒu tiān

there's always someone better; stay humble

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
  2. 2. (idiom) however good sth is, there is always sth better

Characters

Character Meaning
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven