饮水思源

飲水思源

yǐnshuǐ-sīyuán

idiom #60,965

Meanings

HSK 1

做人要饮水思源，不能忘了帮过你的人。

Zuòrén yào yǐnshuǐ-sīyuán, bùnéng wàng le bāng guò nǐ de rén.

One should remember the source of one's blessings and never forget those who helped along the way.

HSK 7-9

公司发展得这么好，我们更要饮水思源，回馈社会。

Gōngsī fāzhǎn de zhème hǎo, wǒmen gèng yào yǐnshuǐ-sīyuán, huíkuì shèhuì.

Now that the company is doing so well, all the more reason to remember our roots and give back to society.

HSK 7-9

校友们饮水思源，捐款资助母校建新图书馆。

Xiàoyǒu men yǐnshuǐ-sīyuán, juānkuǎn zīzhù mǔxiào jiàn xīn túshūguǎn.

Mindful of where they came from, the alumni donated to fund a new library at their alma mater.

memory

Literally 'drink water, think source.' Every sip should remind you of the spring it came from.

history

From the Northern Zhou poet 庾信's 《徵调曲》: 落其实者思其树, 饮其流者怀其源 - those who eat the fruit think of the tree; those who drink the stream remember its source.

饮 yǐn

水 shuǐ

思 sī

源 yuán