树欲静而风不止

shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not

Child Words of 树欲静而风不止

不
bù

no; not so

不止
bù zhǐ

incessantly

树
shù

tree

止
zhǐ

to stop

而
ér

and

静
jìng

still

风
fēng

wind

欲
yù

desire