万事开头难 wàn shì kāi tóu nán

every beginning is difficult (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. every beginning is difficult (idiom)
  2. 2. getting started is always the hardest part

Characters

Character Meaning
万 wàn HSK 3
ten thousand; a great number; surname Wan
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
难 nán HSK 3
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty