不到長城非好漢

lit. until you reach the Great Wall, you're not a proper person; fig. to get over difficulties before reaching the goal

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

not to arrive / not reaching / insufficient / less than

to (a place) / until (a time) / up to / to go / to arrive / (verb complement denoting completion or result of an action)

to reach; to arrive / to leave for; to go to / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate; thoughtful; thorough

length / long / forever / always / constantly

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

the Great Wall

city walls / city / town / CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]

abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

to not be; not / wrong; incorrect / non-; un-; in-; de- / to reproach; to blame / (coll.) to insist on; simply must

good / well / proper / good to / easy to / very / so / (suffix indicating completion or readiness) / (of two people) close / on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello

to be fond of / to have a tendency to / to be prone to

good / appropriate; proper / all right! / (before a verb) easy to / (before a verb) good to / (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so / (verb complement indicating completion) / (of two people) close; on intimate terms / (after a personal pronoun) hello

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

hero / strong and courageous person / CL:條|条[tiao2]

Han ethnic group / Chinese (language) / the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)

man