磨杵成针(mó chǔ chéng zhēn): to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 磨杵成針
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- mó chǔ chéng zhēn
- Meaning
- to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 磨杵成針
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