Chinese word dictionary

过关斩将

guò guān zhǎn jiàng · to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success) (idiom) (abbr. for 過五關斬六將|过五关斩六将[guo4 wu3 guan1 zhan3 liu4 jiang4])

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Word information

Simplified过关斩将

Traditional過關斬將

Pinyinguò guān zhǎn jiàng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

过guò

pass; to go across, to pass through

关guān

frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation

斩zhǎn

to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead

将jiāng

the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general

How to learn 过关斩将

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Words with the same characters

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没关系méiguānxi

it doesn't matter

过guò

to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-

过来guòlái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

过年guònián

to celebrate the Chinese New Year

过去guòqù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by

过去guò qù

(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by