精诚所至，金石为开 jīng chéng suǒ zhì ， 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
HSK 4
essence; semen; spirit
诚 chéng
HSK 4
sincere, honest; true, real
所 suǒ
HSK 2
place, location; numerary adjunct
至 zhì
HSK 4
reach, arrive; extremely, very
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money
石 shí
HSK 5
stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
为 wèi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be
开 kāi
HSK 1
open; initiate, begin, start