愚公移山

yúgōng-yíshān

where there is a will there is a way; to move mountains by determination

Dictionary entry

the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

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愚
公
移
山

See it in sentences

愚公移山的精神。

Yúgōng-yíshān de jīngshen.

English

The spirit of moving mountains.

学习愚公移山。

Xuéxí yúgōng-yíshān.

English

Learn from the old man who moved mountains.

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