秀才不出門，全知天下事 xiù cai bù chū mén ， quán zhī tiān xià shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

CHARACTERS

秀 xiù
HSK 4
ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
才 cai
HSK 3
talent, ability; just, only
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
門 mén gate, door, entrance, opening
全 quán
HSK 4
maintain, keep whole or intact
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident