Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針 zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
DEFINITIONS
- If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
- cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- to study diligently
CHARACTERS
只 zhǐ | only, just, simply |
要 yào | necessary, essential; necessity |
功 gōng | achievement, merit, good result |
夫 fu | man, male adult, husband; those |
深 shēn | deep; depth; far; very, extreme |
鐵 tiě | iron; strong, solid, firm |
杵 chǔ | pestle; baton used beat clothes |
磨 mó | grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone |
成 chéng | completed, finished, fixed |
針 zhēn | needle; pin; tack; acupuncture |