路遥知马力

路遙知馬力

lùyáozhīmǎlì

idiom

Meanings

1 a long road tests a horse's strength
2 only over time is true character revealed
3 part of the saying 路遥知马力，日久见人心

Characters

Examples

路遥知马力，这个团队合作十年才看出谁最可靠。

Lùyáo zhī mǎlì, zhège tuánduì hézuò shí nián cái kànchū shéi zuì kěkào.

A long road tests a horse's strength — after ten years of working together, we finally see who is truly reliable.

别急着下结论，路遥知马力。

Bié jí zhe xià jiélùn, lùyáo zhī mǎlì.

Don't rush to conclusions — time will tell.

Stroke Order

路 lù

遥 yáo

知 zhī

马 mǎ

力 lì