Word information
Simplified愚公移山
Traditional愚公移山
Pinyinyúgōng-yíshān
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
愚公移山
yúgōng-yíshān · the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
Character breakdown
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