世上无难事，只怕有心人 shì shàng wú nán shì ， zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. persistence will overcome

CHARACTERS

世 shì
HSK 3
generation; world; era
上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
难 nán
HSK 3
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
只 zhǐ
HSK 3
only, just, simply
怕 pà
HSK 3
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else