真金不怕火炼 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. True gold fears no fire. (idiom)

CHARACTERS

真 zhēn
HSK 2
real, actual, true, genuine
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
怕 pà
HSK 3
to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
火 huǒ
HSK 2
fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
炼 liàn
HSK 3
smelt, refine; distill, condense