路遙知馬力，日久見人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì ， rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

CHARACTERS

路 lù
HSK 2
road, path, street; journey
遙 yáo far away, distant, remote
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
馬 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
力 lì
HSK 3
power, capability, influence
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
久 jiǔ
HSK 3
long time (ago); time passage, grow late
見 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul