牵马到河易，强马饮水难 qiān mǎ dào hé yì ， qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán

DEFINITIONS

  1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

牵 qiān
HSK 6
drag, pull, lead by hand
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
到 dào
HSK 2
go to, arrive, been to
河 hé
HSK 3
river; stream; yellow river
易 yì
HSK 3
change; easy
强 qiǎng
HSK 5
strong, powerful, energetic
马 mǎ
HSK 3
horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
饮 yǐn
HSK 3
drink; swallow; kind of drink
水 shuǐ
HSK 1
water, liquid, lotion, juice
难 nán
HSK 3
difficult, arduous, hard; unable