磨杵成針 — mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1 — Chinese Dictionary

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磨

杵

成

針

磨

杵

成

針

Definitions4 characters

mo² chu³ cheng² zhen¹

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

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Pronunciations

磨

杵

成

針

As word

1

mo²

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

2

chu³

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

3

cheng²

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

4

zhen¹

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