下河才知水深浅下河才知水深淺下河才知水深淺

only when you go into the river do you learn how deep it is

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: You need first-hand experience to understand the real situation.

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Simplified: 下河才知水深浅
Traditional (Taiwan): 下河才知水深淺
Pinyin: xià hé cái zhī shuǐ shēnqiǎn
Bopomofo: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄣㄑㄧㄢˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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