不到黃河心不死 bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ

fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
  2. 2. to keep going while some hope is left
  3. 3. lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
到 dào HSK 2
(verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)
黃 huáng
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
河 hé HSK 3
river
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible