Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
樹高千丈，葉落歸根 shù gāo qiān zhàng ， yè luò guī gēn
people return home in the end; remember roots
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. a tree may grow a thousand zhang high, but its leaves return to their roots (proverb)
- 2. in old age, an expatriate returns home
- 3. fig. everything has its ancestral home
Characters
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tree; to set up; to cultivate
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high; tall; above average
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thousand; see 秋千qiū qiān
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husband; measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
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leaf; surname Ye; page
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to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
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to return; to go back to; to belong to
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root; basis
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