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只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently

Characters and words in 只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針

zhǐ = zh + Ø3
only / merely / just / but
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
zhī = zh + Ø1
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zhǐ = zh + Ø3
zhī = zh + Ø1
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc
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if only / so long as
yāo = y + ao1
to demand / to request / to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
important / vital / to want / to ask for / will / going to (as future auxiliary) / may / must / (used in a comparison) must be / probably / if
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yāo = y + ao1
(bound form) to demand; to coerce
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yào = y + ao4
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]) / (bound form) important
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variant of 邀功[yao1 gong1]
skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)
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= fu + Ø1
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old)
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= fu + Ø2
(classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion)
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
shēn = sh + (e)n1
deep / depth / deeply / (of a color) dark / deep / rich
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shēn = sh + (e)n1
tiě = ti + e3
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tiě = ti + e3
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang)
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chǔ = chu + Ø3
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= m + o2
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist
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= m + o4
grindstone / to grind / to turn round
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chéng = ch + (e)ng2
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
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zhēn = zh + (e)n1
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
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只要功夫深,鐵杵磨成針 is not used as a component in another word.

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