少年不知勤学苦，老来方知读书迟少年不知勤學苦，老來方知讀書遲少年不知勤學苦，老來方知讀書遲

in youth one doesn't know the hardship of diligent study; only in old age does one know reading started late

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Young people don't work hard at their studies, then in old age regret it when it's too late. Used to urge students to study now.

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Simplified: 少年不知勤学苦，老来方知读书迟
Traditional (Taiwan): 少年不知勤學苦，老來方知讀書遲
Pinyin: shàonián bùzhī qínxué kǔ, lǎo lái fāngzhī dúshū chí
Bopomofo: ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄨˇ，ㄌㄠˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄤㄓㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄔˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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