好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó

DEFINITIONS

  1. the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)

CHARACTERS

好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
多 duō
HSK 1
much, many; more than, over
磨 mó
HSK 6
grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone