三十年河东，三十年河西

sān shí nián hé dōng , sān shí nián hé xī

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1. the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)
2. change is the only constant

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Child Words of 三十年河东，三十年河西

• 三 三 sān: three
• 十 十 shí: ten
• 年 年 nián: year
• 东 东 dōng: east
• 河 河 hé: river
• 西 西 xī: the West
• 三十 三十 sān shí: thirty
• 河东 河东 hé dōng: Hedong district of Linyi city 臨沂市|临沂市[lín yí shì], Shandong
• 河西 河西 hé xī: land west of the Yellow river