to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
trad. 磨杵成針
Also written 磨杵成針【mó chǔ chéng zhēn】
Characters in this word
4磨
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to rub, to grind, to polish, to sharpen, to wear down, to die out, to waste time, to pester, to insist
- Pinyin
- mó
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 15087 of 2500
杵
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pestle, to poke
- Pinyin
- chǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 33572 of 2500
成
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surname Cheng, short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- Pinyin
- Chéng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 677 of 2500
针
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needle, pin, injection, stitch, CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
- Pinyin
- zhēn
- Traditional
- 針
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 9180 of 2500