日出而作，日入而息

Traditional form:

日出而作，日入而息

Pinyin (reading):

rìchū'érzuò,rìrù'érxī

Definitions:

• lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
• fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

Characters:

• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news

Traditional characters:

• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 日 - sun; day; daytime
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news