人事有代谢

人事有代謝
Rénshì yǒu dàixiè
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 human affairs succeed one another
  2. 2 generations rise and fall
  3. 3 opening line of Meng Haoran's meditation on historical change

Examples

HSK 6
Gōngsī lǐngdǎo huàn jiè hěn zhèngcháng, rénshìyǒudàixiè ma.
Leadership rotation in a company is perfectly normal - human affairs do succeed one another.
HSK 7-9
Rénshìyǒudàixiè, wǎngláichénggǔjīn, lǎoyībèi tuì xiàlái shì zìrán guīlǜ.
'Human affairs succeed one another, comings and goings make past and present' - the older generation stepping down is a natural law.

Tips

history
出自唐代孟浩然与诸子登岘山》:人事有代谢往来成古今江山留胜迹我辈复登临登岘山怀古,感叹人世变迁而江山依旧。代谢古义为"更替交换"(现代生物学"代谢"借此词)。
usage
代谢在此读 dàixiè 意为"新旧交替",不是现代新陈代谢的生理义。常与往来成古今连用。

Stroke Order

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