师父领进门，修行在个人 shī fu lǐng jìn mén ， xiū xíng zài gè rén

the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you
  2. 2. you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink

Characters

Character Meaning
师 shī HSK 1
teacher; master; expert
父 fu HSK 4
father
领 lǐng HSK 5
to receive; to lead; collar
进 jìn HSK 2
to enter; to go in; to go forward
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
修 xiū HSK 4
to repair; to cultivate; to write
行 xíng HSK 3
all right; OK!; will do
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
个 gè HSK 1
classifier for people or objects in general; individual
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man