非一日之功 fēi yī rì zhī gōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
  2. fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish

CHARACTERS

非 fēi
HSK 2
not, negative, non-; oppose
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
功 gōng
HSK 4
achievement, merit, good result