师傅引进门，学艺由个人

师傅引进门，学艺由个人

Literally means:

the master initiates the apprentices, but their skill depends on their own efforts

Actually means:

the master teaches the trade, but the apprentice's skill is self-made

师傅 is a teacher or master who teaches students knowledge or skills. 艺 refers to skills or s of crafts. 个人 means self.

This phrase means that the master just teaches the knacks or methods, and it depends on their own efforts to fully command the skills. It is often used to encourage people to take initiative and to work hard, but not to depend on their teachers only.

师傅，老师，教给学生知识和技术的人。艺，技艺，技术。个人，自己。

师傅引进门，学艺由个人，指师傅的作用在于指点学习的门路或方法，要学好并掌握技术，全靠自己的努力。鼓励人自己要主动的努力学习，光依靠老师教的是不够的。