| 路遥知马力，日久见人心 |
lù yáo zhī mǎ lì , rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn |
just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a person's true heart (proverb) |
| 路 |
Lù |
surname Lu |
| 路 |
lù |
road (CL:条) / journey / route / line (bus etc) / sort; kind |
| 遥 |
yáo |
(bound form) distant; remote; far away |
| 知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
| 马 |
Mǎ |
surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 马来西亚 |
| 马 |
mǎ |
horse / CL:匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess |
| 马力 |
mǎ lì |
horsepower |
| 力 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 力 |
lì |
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously |
| 日 |
Rì |
abbr. for 日本, Japan |
| 日 |
rì |
sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 日久 |
rì jiǔ |
with the passage of time; over time |
| 久 |
jiǔ |
(of a period of time) long |
| 见 |
jiàn |
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view |
| 见 |
xiàn |
to appear / also written 现 |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 人心 |
rén xīn |
popular feeling / the will of the people |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |