好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇

hào xué jìn hū zhī , lì xíng jìn hū rén , zhī chǐ jìn hū yǒng

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1. to love learning is akin to knowledge, to study diligently is akin to benevolence, to know shame is akin to courage (Confucius)

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Child Words of 好学近乎知，力行近乎仁，知耻近乎勇

• 力 力 lì: power
• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 好学 好学 hǎo xué: easy to learn
• 好学 好学 hào xué: eager to study
• 学 学 xué: to learn
• 行 行 háng: row
• 行 行 xíng: to walk
• 近 近 jìn: near
• 乎 乎 hū: (classical particle similar to 於|于[yú]) in
• 仁 仁 rén: humane
• 力行 力行 lì xíng: to practice diligently
• 勇 勇 yǒng: brave
• 耻 耻 chǐ: shame
• 知 知 zhī: to know
• 知耻 知耻 zhī chǐ: to have a sense of shame
• 近乎 近乎 jìn hu: close to