愚
公
移
山

The old man moves mountains (idiom) in Chinese: 愚公移山 (yú gōng yí shān)

yú gōng yí shān

the old man moves mountains (idiom)

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Definitions

  1. 1the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way

Stroke order

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愚
公
移
山

Zhuyin

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ㄩˊ

yú

ㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄧˊ

yí

ㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄢ

shān

ㄕ/ shㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

See 愚公移山 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们要学习愚公移山的精神。

    wǒ men yào xué xí yú gōng yí shān de jīng shén。

    We should learn from the spirit of the old man who moved the mountains.

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Related words

山

shān

mountain

移

yí

to move

公

gōng

public

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

公司

gōng sī

company

公园

gōng yuán

park (for public recreation)

爬山

pá shān

to climb a mountain

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometer

公布

gōng bù

to announce

公开

gōng kāi

open

公平

gōng píng

fair

公寓

gōng yù

apartment building

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