过五关斩六将 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
  2. fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

CHARACTERS

过 guò
HSK 2
pass, pass through, go across
五 wǔ
HSK 1
five; surname
关 guān
HSK 1
frontier pass; close; relation
斩 zhǎn
HSK 6
cut, chop, sever; behead
六 liù
HSK 1
number six
将 jiàng
HSK 4
will, going to, future; general