牵马到河易，强马饮水难

qiān mǎ dào hé yì , qiǎng mǎ yǐn shuǐ nán

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1. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. (idiom)

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Child Words of 牵马到河易，强马饮水难

• 到 到 dào: to reach; to arrive
• 强 强 jiàng: stubborn
• 强 强 qiáng: strong
• 强 强 qiǎng: to force
• 水 水 shuǐ: water
• 河 河 hé: river
• 牵 牵 qiān: to lead along
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 饮水 饮水 yǐn shuǐ: drinking water
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 饮 饮 yǐn: to drink
• 饮 饮 yìn: to give (animals) water to drink