愚公移山 yú gōng yí shān

keep trying to solve a hard problem

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 62513th word

Definitions

  1. 1. the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

Characters

Character Meaning
愚 yú HSK 6
to be stupid; me or I (modest); to cheat or deceive
公 gōng HSK 2
public; fair; just
移 yí HSK 5
to move; to shift; to change
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain