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近朱者赤，近墨者黑【jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi】

those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
you are the product of your environment

近朱者赤，近墨者黑【jìn zhū zhě chì , jìn mò zhě hēi】

those who handle cinnabar are stained red; those who work with ink are stained black (idiom)
you are the product of your environment

近

HSK 21

含义near, close; approach; intimate

拼音jìn

朱

HSK 7-9

含义cinnabar, vermilion; surname

拼音zhū

者

HSK 24

含义that which; he who; those who

拼音zhě

赤

HSK 7-9

含义red; bare; Kangxi radical 155

拼音chì

墨

HSK 62

含义ink; writing

拼音mò

黑

HSK 21

含义black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203

拼音hēi