皇天不負苦心人 huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén

Heaven rewards hard work

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

Characters

Character Meaning
emperor; surname Huang; old variant of huáng
day; sky; heaven
not; no; (negative prefix)
to be defeated; to bear; negative (math. etc)
bitter; to suffer; hardship
heart; mind; intention
person; people; man