翻山越岭 fān shān yuè lǐng

cross many mountains; go through hardships

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 34789th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to pass over mountains ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey

Characters

Character Meaning
翻 fān HSK 4
to turn over; to flip over; to translate
山 shān HSK 3
mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain
越 yuè HSK 3
the more... the more; to exceed; to surpass
岭 lǐng
mountain ridge; mountain range