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磨杵成针

mó chǔ chéng zhēn

4-character word Traditional 磨杵成針

What 磨杵成针 means

1. to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
2. 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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