任重道遠 rèn zhòng dào yuǎn

a heavy task; a long hard road ahead

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
任 rèn HSK 4
no matter (how, what etc); to let; to allow
重 zhòng HSK 3
heavy; to attach importance to; serious
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
遠 yuǎn
far; distant; remote