níng​jìng​zhì​yuǎn

peace of mind leads to far-reaching goals

  • created sense approved 宁静致远/寧靜致遠 · níng​jìng​zhì​yuǎn · peace of mind leads to far-reaching goals — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    宁静致远 / 寧靜致遠

    níng​jìng​zhì​yuǎn

    peace of mind leads to far-reaching goals

    A quiet and calm mind allows one to achieve great things; also suggests that a peaceful life leads to profound study or long-term success; often equivalent to "slow and steady wins the race"

    宁静 (literal) → 宁静/寧靜 · níng​jìng · tranquil, tranquility 致 (literal) → 致 · zhì · to cause 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · profound

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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