真金不怕火炼 zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn

True gold fears no fire. (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. True gold fears no fire. (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
真 zhēn HSK 2
real; true; really
金 jīn HSK 4
gold; money; golden
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
怕 pà HSK 3
to be afraid; to fear; perhaps
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
炼 liàn HSK 3
to refine; to smelt; variant of 煉liàn