任重道远 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn

HSK 6

DEFINITIONS

  1. a heavy load and a long road
  2. fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

CHARACTERS

任 rèn
HSK 4
trust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
重 zhòng
HSK 3
heavy, weighty; double
道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way
远 yuǎn
HSK 2
distant, remote, far; profound