踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù ， dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

search everywhere then find it easily

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
踏 tà HSK 6
to step on; to tread; to stamp
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
铁 tiě HSK 3
iron (metal); hard; strong
鞋 xié HSK 3
shoe; variant of 鞋xié
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
觅 mì HSK 6
to seek; to find; old variant of 覓mì
处 chù HSK 4
place; location; spot
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
来 lái HSK 1
to come; to arrive; next
全 quán HSK 4
all; whole; entire
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
费 fèi HSK 4
to cost; to spend; fee
工 gōng HSK 1
work; labor; worker
夫 fu HSK 2
husband; man; manual worker