海纳百川 hǎi nà bǎi chuān

all rivers run into the sea

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. all rivers run into the sea
  2. 2. use different means to obtain the same result (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things
纳 nà HSK 5
to receive; to accept; to pay (tax etc)
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
川 chuān HSK 6
river