欲流之远者

欲流之遠者

Yù liú zhī yuǎn zhě

quotation

Meanings

1 one who wants a stream to flow far...
2 those seeking distant outcomes must tend the source
3 opening line of a famous passage in Wei Zheng's 'Memorial on Ten Reflections'

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

提升教育质量，正如欲流之远者，必从基础抓起。

Tíshēng jiàoyù zhìliàng, zhèngrú yùliúzhīyuǎnzhě, bì cóng jīchǔ zhuāqǐ.

Improving education quality, like wanting a stream to flow far, must start from the foundation.

HSK 7-9

欲流之远者，必浚其泉源，办事要抓根本。

Yùliúzhīyuǎnzhě, bìjùnqíquányuán, bànshì yào zhuā gēnběn.

He who wants a stream to flow far must dredge its spring - tackle things at the root.

Tips

history

出自唐代魏征《谏太宗十思疏》：“臣闻求木之长者，必固其根本；欲流之远者，必浚其泉源。”魏征劝谏唐太宗治国必须从根本做起。

usage

通常与下句“必浚其泉源”连用。整段与“求木之长者，必固其根本”相对，以树根和泉源比喻国家治理的根基。

Stroke Order

欲 yù

流 liú

之 zhī

远 yuǎn

者 zhě