Yù liú zhī yuǎn zhě, bì jùn qí quányuán — bànshì yào zhuā gēnběn.
He who wants a stream to flow far must dredge its spring — tackle things at the root.
Tíshēng jiàoyù zhìliàng, zhèng rú yù liú zhī yuǎn zhě, bì cóng jīchǔ zhuā qǐ.
Improving education quality, like wanting a stream to flow far, must start from the foundation.