Correct
从小看大，三岁看老
/ cóng xiǎo kàn dà, sān suì kàn lǎo /
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Collocation
1
俗话说：从小看大，三岁看老
2
真是从小看大，三岁看老
Definition
从小看大，三岁看老
Literally means:
how a person behaved as a child can tell what kind of person he or she will be
Actually means:
a person's character can be predicted from his behaviors in his early age
It means that a person's character is formed when he is very young and won't change much after he grows up. It's often used in the discussion of children's future.
指根据一个人在小时侯的表大以后会成为一个什么样的，可以预见他长人；从孩子三岁时的行为，可以预见他年老时是什么样。表示人的性格在很小的时候就已经形成，长大了也不会有很大改变。多用来谈论孩子将来的发展。
Example
Often used as a minor ntence, and can also be used as an independent sentence. (作小句，也可独立成句)
1
Xiǎohuá
小华
cóngxiǎo
从小
jiù
就
xǐhuan
喜欢
huà
画
zhège
这个
huà
画
nàge
那个
,
dà
大
le
了
guǒrán
果然
chéngwéi
成为
huàjiā
画家
,
zhè
这
shuōmíng
说明
cóngxiǎo
从小
kàn
看
dà
大
,
sān
三
suì
岁
kàn
看
lǎo
老
zhè
这
gōu
句
huà
话
quèshí
确实
yǒudiǎn
有点
dàoli
道理
。
Xiaohua from a young age like to draw this painting that, big did become a painter, which shows that "from a young age, three years old to see old" this sentence really has some truth.
2
Tā
他
zǒng
总
bǎ
把
zìjǐ
自己
de
的
wánjù
玩具
、
chī
吃
de
的
fēn
分
gěi
给
xiǎopéngyǒu
小朋友
men
们
。
Súhuàshuō
俗话说
:
cóngxiǎo
从小
kàn
看
dà
大
,
sān
三
suì
岁
kàn
看
lǎo
老
。
Tā
他
jiānglái
将来
yě
也
yīdìng
一定
bú
不
shi
是
gè
个
xiǎoqì
小气
de
的
rén
人
。
He always gives his toys and food to his children. As the saying goes: from an old age, three years old to see old. He must not be a mean man in the future.
3
Cóngxiǎo
从小
kàn
看
dà
大
,
sān
三
suì
岁
kàn
看
lǎo
老
,
zhè
这
háizi
孩子
zhème
这么
xiǎo
小
jiù
就
xǐhuan
喜欢
tīqiú
踢球
,
jiānglái
将来
hěn
很
kěnéng
可能
chéngwéi
成为
zúqiúchǎng
足球场
shàng
上
de
的
míngxīng
明星
。
From an young age, three years old, this child likes to play football at such a young age, and is likely to become a star on the football field in the future.