天下无难事，只怕有心人

Traditional: 天下無難事，只怕有心人

tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén

Dictionary entry

(lit.) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)

What does 天下无难事，只怕有心人 mean?

天下无难事，只怕有心人 (tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)

2(fig.) persistence will overcome

Character breakdown

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天tiānday · sky 下xiàdown · downwards 无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]难nándifficult (to...) · problem 事shìmatter · thing 只zhīvariant of 隻|只[zhi1]怕Pàsurname Pa 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

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天下无难事，只怕有心人

tiān xià wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén

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