事 在 人 为

shì zài rén wéidictionary entry

the matter depends on the individual (idiom) / it is a matter for your own effort / With effort, one can achieve anything.

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

事在人為 事在人为 [shi4 zai4 ren2 wei2] /the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort/With effort, one can achieve anything./

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Other forms in these source records: 事在人為

事
shì
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
在
zài
to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
人
rén
person / people / CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to

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