事在人为

事在人为

Literally means:

it all depends on human effort

Actually means:

事refers to thing or matter. 在 means depending on. 为 means doing.

This phrase means that human effort is the most important factor that decides whether a thing is a success or a failure.

事，事情。在，在于。为，做。

事在人为，事情做的好坏全部在于人怎么努力去做。比喻在一定条件下事情的成功全在于人的努力。