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虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后

xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)

Child Words of 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后

进
jìn

to go forward

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落后
luò hòu

to fall behind

心
xīn

heart

虚心
xū xīn

open-minded

后
hòu

empress

傲
ào

proud

骄
jiāo

proud

虚
xū

emptiness

落
luò

to fall or drop

人
rén

person; people

骄傲
jiāo ào

pride

步
bù

a step

使
shǐ

to make

进步
jìn bù

progress; improvement

落
là

to leave out