Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
疾風知勁草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo
hard times show strong character; test loyalty
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
- 2. to show one's true colors after a stern test
- 3. also written 疾風勁草jí fēng jìng cǎo