树长根，人长心樹長根，人長心樹長根，人長心

a tree grows roots, a person grows a heart

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People need a conscience to get by in life, as a tree needs deep roots.

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Simplified: 树长根，人长心
Traditional (Taiwan): 樹長根，人長心
Pinyin: shù zhǎng gēn, rén cháng xīn
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄣ，ㄖㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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