路遥知马力,日久见人心 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 road, path, street; journey
遥 yáo far away, distant, remote
知 zhī know, perceive, comprehend
马 mǎ horse; surname; KangXi radical 187
力 lì power, capability, influence
日 rì sun; day; daytime
久 jiǔ long time (ago); time passage, grow late
见 jiàn see, observe, behold; perceive
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else
心 xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul