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磨杵成针
mó chǔ chéng zhēn
What 磨杵成针 means
- to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
- to study diligently
The characters in 磨杵成针
- 磨móto rub; to grind; to polish
- 杵chǔpestle; to poke
- 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
- 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection
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