a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)
trad. 任重道遠
Also written 任重道遠【rèn zhòng dào yuǎn】
Characters in this word
4任
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surname Ren
- Pinyin
- Rén
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 4610 of 2500
重
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to repeat, repetition, again, re-, classifier: layer
- Pinyin
- chóng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 2482 of 2500
道
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road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]), (bound form) way; reason; principle, (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization, (Daoism) the Way; the Dao, to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel), (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words), classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process, (old) circuit (administrative division)
- Pinyin
- dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 1253 of 2500
远
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far, distant, remote, (intensifier in a comparison) by far, much (lower etc)
- Pinyin
- yuǎn
- Traditional
- 遠
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1115 of 2500