踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù ， dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

CHARACTERS

踏 tà
HSK 6
step on, trample, tread on, walk
破 pò
HSK 4
break, ruin, destroy; rout
鐵 tiě iron; strong, solid, firm
鞋 xié
HSK 3
shoes, footwear in general
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
覓 mì seek; search
處 chù place, locale; department
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
來 lái come, coming; return, returning
全 quán
HSK 4
maintain, keep whole or intact
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
費 fèi expenses, expenditures, fee
工 gōng
HSK 1
labor, work; worker, laborer
夫 fu
HSK 2
man, male adult, husband; those