虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù ， jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu

Being modest brings progress, pride brings loss

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you drop behind (favorite slogan of Mao Zedong)

Characters

Character Meaning
虚 xū HSK 5
false; empty or unoccupied; (of health) weak
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
使 shǐ HSK 4
to make; to cause; to enable
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
进 jìn HSK 2
to enter; to go in; to go forward
步 bù HSK 2
walk; a step; a pace
骄 jiāo HSK 4
arrogant; proud
傲 ào HSK 4
proud; arrogant; to despise
使 shǐ HSK 4
to make; to cause; to enable
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
落 luò HSK 4
to fall or drop; to lower; to lag or fall behind
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later