千军易得，一将难求 qiān jūn yì dé ， yī jiàng nán qiú

DEFINITIONS

  1. Easy to raise an army of one thousand, but hard to find a good general. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

千 qiān
HSK 2
thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
军 jūn
HSK 5
army, military; soldiers, troops
易 yì
HSK 3
change; easy
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
将 jiàng
HSK 4
will, going to, future; general
难 nán
HSK 3
difficult, arduous, hard; unable
求 qiú
HSK 3
seek; demand, request; beseech