| 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 |
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn |
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 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 |
| 只 |
zhī |
variant of 只 |
| 只 |
zhǐ |
only; merely; just |
| 只 |
zhǐ |
variant of 只 |
| 只 |
zhī |
grain that has begun to ripen |
| 只 |
zhǐ |
variant of 只 |
| 只 |
zhī |
classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc |
| 只要 |
zhǐ yào |
so long as; provided; if |
| 要 |
yāo |
(bound form) to demand; to coerce |
| 要 |
yào |
to want; to need; to ask for / will; shall; about to / need to; should / if (same as 要是) / (bound form) important |
| 要功 |
yāo gōng |
variant of 邀功 |
| 功 |
gōng |
meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics) |
| 功夫 |
gōng fu |
skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort |
| 夫 |
fū |
husband / man / manual worker / conscripted laborer (old) |
| 夫 |
fú |
(classical) this, that / he, she, they / (exclamatory final particle) / (initial particle, introduces an opinion) |
| 深 |
shēn |
old variant of 深 |
| 深 |
shēn |
deep (lit. and fig.) |
| 铁 |
Tiě |
surname Tie |
| 铁 |
tiě |
iron (metal) / arms / weapons / hard / strong / violent / unshakeable / determined / close / tight (slang) |
| 杵 |
chǔ |
pestle / to poke |
| 磨 |
mó |
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist |
| 磨 |
mò |
grindstone / to grind / to turn round |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 针 |
zhēn |
needle / pin / injection / stitch / CL:根,支 |
| 针 |
zhēn |
variant of 针, needle |