精诚所加,金石为开 jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
  2. With a will, you can achieve anything.

CHARACTERS

精 jīng essence; semen; spirit
诚 chéng sincere, honest; true, real
所 suǒ place, location; numerary adjunct
加 jiā add to, increase, augment
金 jīn gold; metals in general; money
石 shí stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
为 wèi do, handle, govern, act; be
开 kāi open; initiate, begin, start