有道是 yǒu dào shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. as they say, ...
  2. as the saying goes, ...

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that