世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì​shàng​wú​nán​shì​zhǐ​pà​yǒu​xīn​rén

persistence will overcome

  • created sense approved 世上无难事，只怕有心人/世上無難事，只怕有心人 · shì​shàng​wú​nán​shì​zhǐ​pà​yǒu​xīn​rén · persistence will overcome — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    世上无难事，只怕有心人 / 世上無難事，只怕有心人

    shì​shàng​wú​nán​shì​zhǐ​pà​yǒu​xīn​rén

    persistence will overcome

    Literally "nothing is difficult in the world for a person with a heart"; expresses that any obstacle can be overcome with enough determination.

    世上 (literal) → 世上 · shì​shàng · in the world 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 难事 (literal) → 难事/難事 · nán​shì · difficult task ， (non_chinese) 只怕 (literal) → 只怕 · zhǐ​pà · to only fear 有心人 (literal) → 有心人 · yǒu​xīn​rén · determined person

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