路遥知马力，日久见人心

lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn

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1. just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb)

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Child Words of 路遥知马力，日久见人心

• 久 久 jiǔ: (long) time
• 人 人 rén: person; people
• 力 力 lì: power
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 日 日 rì: sun
• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 路 路 lù: road
• 马 马 mǎ: horse
• 马力 马力 mǎ lì: horsepower
• 人心 人心 rén xīn: popular feeling
• 知 知 zhī: to know
• 遥 遥 yáo: distant