事在人为

Traditional form:

事在人為

Pinyin (reading):

shìzàirénwéi

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 人 - man, person; people
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

Traditional characters:

• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 人 - man, person; people
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be