三人行，必有我师

sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī

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Definitions

1. lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
2. you have sth to learn from everyone

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Child Words of 三人行，必有我师

• 三 三 sān: three
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 必 必 bì: certainly
• 我 我 wǒ: I; me; my
• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk
• 三人行 三人行 sān rén xíng: (slang) threesome
• 师 师 shī: teacher