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吃得苦中苦,方为人上人

/ chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén /
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Collocation

1
古人说,吃得苦中苦,方为人上人
2
俗话说,吃得苦中苦,方为人上人

Definition

吃得苦中苦,方为人上人

Literally means:

to be better than others, one must suffer

Actually means:

only if you can stand the hardest of hardships can you rise in society; he that has no cross deserves no crown

It means that unless experiencing the hardest of hardships, one cannot become a respectable person in society. The phrase is often used to advise people.

指能够吃大苦,经受得了艰苦的磨练,才能够成为受人尊重的人。常用来劝告别人。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, or as predicate or object. (作小句、谓语、宾语等)
1
Chī
de
zhōng
  
,
fāng
wéi
rén
shàngrén
上人
  
xiǎng
gǎibiàn
改变
自己
de
mìngyùn
命运
  
,
xiǎng
gāo
提高
自己
de
wèi
地位
  
,
jiù
de
pīn
拼搏
  
pīn
拼搏
  
,
zài
pīn
拼搏
  
,
biéren
别人
duō
liúhàn
流汗
  

Eat hard, be human. If you want to change your destiny, if you want to improve your status, you have to fight, fight, fight, sweat more than others.

2
Hěnduō
很多
xué
科学
jiā
de
jīng
经历
biǎomíng
表明
  
,
rén
必须
chī
de
zhōng
  
,
fāng
wéi
rén
shàngrén
上人
  
,
yīnwèi
因为
méiyǒu
没有
chū
付出
jiù
méiyǒu
没有
shōuhuò
收获
  

The experience of many scientists shows that a person must suffer hard and be human, because there is no gain without paying.

3
huàshuō
俗话说
  
,
chī
de
zhōng
  
,
fāng
wéi
rén
shàngrén
上人
  
,
fen
大部分
yǒu
chéngjiù
成就
de
rén
  
,
dōu
shì
néng
chī
  
,
nài
láo
de
  
,
dōu
jīng
经历
guò
hěnduō
很多
de
nàn
苦难
  

As the saying goes, to suffer hard, to be human, most of the people who have achieved, are able to eat hard, hard-working, have experienced a lot of suffering.