授人以魚不如授人以漁 shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

DEFINITIONS

  1. give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
  2. knowledge is the best charity

CHARACTERS

授 shòu
HSK 4
give to, transmit; confer
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 rú
HSK 3
if, supposing; as if; like, as
授 shòu
HSK 4
give to, transmit; confer
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
漁 yú to fish; seize; pursue; surname