磨杵成针

Traditional: 磨杵成針

mó chǔ chéng zhēn

Dictionary entry

to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task

What does 磨杵成针 mean?

磨杵成针 (mó chǔ chéng zhēn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task

2to study diligently

Character breakdown

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磨móto rub · to grind 杵chǔpestle · to poke 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]针zhēnneedle · pin

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磨杵成针

mó chǔ chéng zhēn

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