12 Chinese Sayings on Life Lessons – You Can Apply Them to Many Life Occasions

We often say, if only we could transfer our experiences to our children… yes, indeed, so many things we can teach or show to our children but experience is something we cannot pass to them. They got to go through and gain the experience by themselves, either good or bad. However, we can teach our children some of the ancient Chinese sayings that more or less summarize lessons from life. Thousands of years of experience has become wisdom which we can definitely learn from. So let’s have a look at the 12 Chinese Sayings on life lessons.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
Zhòng guā dé guā, zhòng dòu dé dòu
As you sow, so shall you reap.

车到山前必有路
Chē dào shān qián bì yǒu lù
The cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there.

精诚所至，金石为开
Jīngchéng suǒ zhì, jīnshí wéi kāi
Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone.

千里之行，始于足下
Qiānlǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zúxià
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

熟能生巧
Shú néng shēng qiǎo
Practice makes perfect

世上无难事，只怕有心人
Shìshàng wú nánshì, zhǐ pà yǒuxīnrén
Nothing is difficult as long as you put your heart in it.

习惯成自然
Xíguàn chéng zìrán
A habit become second nature.

早动手，早收获
Zǎo dòngshǒu, zǎo shōuhuò
Early sow, early mow.

智者千虑，必有一失
Zhìzhě qiān lǜ, bì yǒuyī shī
Even the wise are not free from errors.

行行出状元
Háng háng chū zhuàngyuán
Every profession produces its own leading authority.

仁者见仁，智者见智
Rénzhějiànrén, zhìzhě jiàn zhì
Everyone thinks in his own way.

欲速则不达
Yù sù zé bù dá
Haste makes waste

How to Get the Resource

• Click Here to Join our Membership Club to Access this and lots more of other Chinese learning materials 

Related Resources

• Use Chinese Inspirational Posters in a Classroom to Create a Positive Chinese Learning Environment
• 10 Motivational Quotes in Chinese
• 9 Chinese Learning Posters for Homeschool and Classroom
• 16 Chinese Proverbs on Teaching and Learning
• 12 Chinese Proverbs on Time

You May Also Be Interested:

• Chinese4kids Membership – a portal for busy Chinese teachers and parents
• Chinese learning flashcards Hive – a flashcards library that with regular additions of new quality Chinese learning flashcards
• Chinese learning worksheets collection – Also a part of Chinese4kids membership, this collection is for teachers and parents who want to have access to engaging worksheets and activity sheets created for kids learning Mandarin Chinese as an additional language
• Speak Chinese with Kids Course

If you like this post, PIN IT!