浇树要浇根，教人要教心澆樹要澆根，教人要教心澆樹要澆根，教人要教心

to water a tree, water the roots; to teach people, teach the heart

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Education should focus on shaping thought and character, not surface behaviour.

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Simplified: 浇树要浇根，教人要教心
Traditional (Taiwan): 澆樹要澆根，教人要教心
Pinyin: jiāo shù yào jiāo gēn, jiāo rén yào jiāo xīn
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄠㄕㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄍㄣ，ㄐㄧㄠㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄠㄒㄧㄣ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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