程门立雪 chéng mén lì xuě

fig. deep reverence for one's master

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. deep reverence for one's master
  2. 2. lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
程 chéng HSK 4
procedure; order; rule
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up
雪 xuě HSK 2
snow; snowfall; to clean