Today's idiom: 邪不胜正 (The evil will not triumph over the virtuous.)

xié bú shèng zhèng
邪不胜正
The evil will not triumph over the virtuous.

Contrast:
dào gāo yì chǐ mó gāo yí zhàng
道高一尺魔高一丈
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten
It is another very common idiom in Chinese, it means while decent/honest people make some progress, the evil people make greater progress.

Today's idiom: 万丈高楼平地起 (High building from low foundation)

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Today, let's learn a useful idiom:









Wan Zhang Gao Lou Ping Di Qi = A high building starts from a low foundation. (Great oaks from little acorns grow)

Wan Zhang = literally similar to "ten thousand decametres / metres"... andway, it means very long or very deep
Gao Lou = High building
Ping Di = ground
Qi = start / begin

So, practice some Chinese sentences and words everyday, and let your Chinese "wàn zhàng gāo lóu píng dì qǐ"

Today's idiom: 休息是为了走更长的路 Taking a Rest before continuing your journey

休息是为了走更长的路 xiū xí shì wèi le zǒu gèng cháng de lù 





This is a very common idiom in Chinese.
It means before you continue your long journey~ you have to take a rest.

Good night! My dear friends, take a rest~ and continue your adventure tomorrow!

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