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物极必反

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人人都知道物极必反的道理
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……物极必反
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殊不知物极必反
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不然就物极必反了
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物极必反,苦尽甘来

Definition

物极必反

Literally means:

things turn into their opposites when they reach the extreme

Actually means:

no extreme will hold long

Once a limit is reached, a change in the opposite direction is inevitable.

It is used to advise people no to go to extremes.

事物发展到极端,就会走向反面。

告诫人们做人做事不可走极端,不能太过分。

Example

Used as a minor sentence, or as object or attributive. (作小句、宾语、定语)
1
Zuò
shénme
什么
shìqing
事情
dōu
yào
shì
适度
  
,
yàoshi
要是
zuò
guòtóu
过头
le
jiù
fǎn
物极必反
le
  
例如
  
,
shìliàng
适量
jiǔ
喝酒
yǒu
有利于
jiànkāng
健康
  
,
dàn
de
tài
duō
le
  
,
jiù
huì
sǔnhài
损害
jiànkāng
健康
  

Do everything in moderation, if you overdrive it will be extremely counterproductive. For example, drinking in moderity is good for your health, but drinking too much can be bad for your health.

2
fǎn
物极必反
de
dàoli
道理
gào
告诉
men
我们
  
,
fánshì
凡事
wéi
zhōngxīn
中心
  
,
jiù
huì
qīnhài
侵害
dào
rén
他人
de
利益
  
,
zuìzhōng
最终
huì
duì
自己
不利
  

The truth that things must be reversed tells us that everything centered on me will infringe on the interests of others, and will ultimately be detrimental to themselves.

3
fǎn
物极必反
  
,
duì
men
他们
de
zhì
压制
yuè
hai
厉害
  
,
men
他们
duì
de
fǎnkàng
反抗
jiù
yuè
hai
厉害
  

The more you suppress them, the more they rebel against you.

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