留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒 liú de qīng shān zài ， bù pà méi chái shāo

While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

Characters

Character Meaning
留 liú HSK 3
to stay; to remain; to keep
得 de HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
青 qīng HSK 5
green; blue; young (of people)
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
在 zài HSK 1
(located) at; (to be) in
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
沒 méi
not; (negative prefix for verbs); have not
柴 chái HSK 5
firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)
燒 shāo
to burn; to heat; to cook