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只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针

zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn

11-character word Traditional 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針

What 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 means

1. If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
2. cf idiom 磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
3. to study diligently

The characters in 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针

• 只zhǐonly; merely; just
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
• 功gōngmeritorious deed or service; achievement; result
• 夫fūhusband; man; manual worker
• 深shēn(lit. and fig.) deep
• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 杵chǔpestle; to poke
• 磨móto rub; to grind; to polish
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection