皇天不负苦心人 huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén

hard work will be rewarded

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