吃得苦中苦,方为人上人 chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

no pain, no gain

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. no pain, no gain
  2. 2. one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)

Characters

Character Meaning
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
bitter; to suffer; hardship
in; within; middle
bitter; to suffer; hardship
method; direction; side
for; because of; to
person; people; man
to go up; on top; above
person; people; man