江山易改稟性難移 jiāng shān yì gǎi bǐng xìng nán yí

a person’s nature is hard to change

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. rivers and mountains are easy to change, man's character much harder

Characters

Character Meaning
江 jiāng HSK 4
river; surname Jiang
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
易 yì HSK 3
easy; to change; to exchange
改 gǎi HSK 4
to change; to alter; to correct
稟 bǐng
to make a report (to a superior); petition; to receive
性 xìng HSK 4
nature; character; quality
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty
移 yí HSK 5
to move; to shift; to change