树要直，人要实樹要直，人要實樹要直，人要實

trees should be straight, people should be honest

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Honest, down-to-earth people earn trust, as straight trees become timber.

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Simplified: 树要直，人要实
Traditional (Taiwan): 樹要直，人要實
Pinyin: shù yào zhí, rén yào shí
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄓˊ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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