過五關斬六將 guò wǔ guān zhǎn liù jiàng

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
過 guò
to cross; to go over; to pass (time)
五 wǔ HSK 1
five; 5
關 guān
to close; to shut; to turn off
斬 zhǎn
to chop; to behead (as form of capital punishment)
六 liù HSK 1
six; 6
將 jiàng
will; shall