Definition

Examples

• 常言说得好，早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
  cháng yán shuō de hǎo, zǎo qǐ de niǎo er yǒu chóng chī.
  As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm.
• 中国有句常言：千里之行，始于足下。
  Zhōngguó yǒu jù cháng yán: qiān lǐ zhī xíng, shǐ yú zú xià.
  There is a Chinese saying: a thousand-mile journey begins with the first step.
• 常言道，路遥知马力，日久见人心。
  cháng yán dào, lù yáo zhī mǎ lì, rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn.
  A common saying goes: distance tests a horse's strength, time reveals a person's heart.