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磨杵成针 (mó chǔ chéng zhēn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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磨杵成针

磨杵成针 (mó chǔ chéng zhēn): Perseverance can turn the impossible into possible (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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磨 • mó • to grind, to polish, to wear down • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mó磨

to grind, to polish, to wear down

杵 • chǔ • pestle; to pound

chǔ杵

pestle; to pound

成 • chéng • one tenth; proportion • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

chéng成

one tenth; proportion

针 • zhēn • needle • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

zhēn针

needle

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Pinyinmó chǔ chéng zhēn

MeaningPerseverance can turn the impossible into possible; with enough effort, even the hardest task can be accomplished.

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More common words that include characters from 磨杵成针.

Words with 磨

折磨zhé mócause suffering; torment; affliction
琢磨zuómocarve and polish; improve; refine
磨合mó hégrinding-in
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dǎ mó

Polish / Grind

消磨xiāo móspend

磨损mó sǔnwear / abrasion

磨炼mó liàntemper

磨难mó nàntribulation / hardship

Words with 杵

木杵mù chǔwooden pestle
杵臼chǔ jiùpestle and mortar
杵药chǔ yàoto pound medicine (with a pestle)
铁杵tiě chǔiron pestle
铁杵成针tiě chǔ chéng zhēnperseverance and hard work can turn even the hardest task into success

Words with 成

变成biàn chéngto change into
完成wán chéngcomplete
成绩chéng jìresults; marks; achievement
养成yǎng chéngto cultivate
成为chéng wéibecome
成功chéng gōngsuccess; successful
当成dàng chéngto consider as; to take to be
形成xíng chéngform; shape

Words with 针

打针dǎ zhēngive/have an injection
针对zhēn duìbe directed against; be aimed at
方针fāng zhēnpolicy; guiding principle; orientation
指南针zhǐ nán zhēncompass
针灸zhēn jiǔAcupuncture
一针见血yī zhēn jiàn xiěhit the nail on the head
针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duìConfront each other / Lock horns
别针bié zhēnsafety pin, pin

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Example Sentences with 磨杵成针

xué学

xí习

wài外

yǔ语

xū需

yào要

mó磨

chǔ杵

chéng成

zhēn针

de的

jīng精

shén神

。

Learning a foreign language requires the spirit of perseverance.

tā他

píng凭

zhe着

mó磨

chǔ杵

chéng成

zhēn针

de的

yì

毅

lì力

，

zhōng终

yú于

wán完

chéng成

le了

zhè这

xiàng项

yán研

jiū究

。

With the perseverance of grinding a pestle into a needle, he finally completed this research.