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愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān) — Chinese word meaning

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愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān) is a Chinese word: the Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains (perseverance can overcome any difficulty). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 愚公移山

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

the Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains (perseverance can overcome any difficulty)

只要有愚公移山的精神,没有什么困难不能克服。

zhǐ yào yǒu yú gōng yí shān de jīng shén méi yǒu shén me kùn nán bù néng kè fú

As long as you have the spirit of the Foolish Old Man moving mountains, no difficulty cannot be overcome.

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Word breakdown

愚 yú — foolish (the epithet of the old man)

公 gōng — old man (respectful term)

移 yí — to move, to relocate

山 shān — mountain, mountains

Structure & writing
1 愚 yú — stupid; foolish

愚 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 禺 yú — a type of monkey mentioned in ancient texts
禺 is a component in 4 characters
1.2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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2 公 gōng — public; belonging to the state or collective (opposite of '私')
公 is a component in 5 characters

consists of

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3 移 yí — to move; to shift

移 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant
禾 is a component in 37 characters
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4 山 shān — mountain; hill
山 is a component in 33 characters
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山 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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