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little strokes fell great oaks; long, persistent practice makes perfect

Word usage

mó chǔ chéng zhēn

磨 杵 成 针

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slmetalittle strokes fell great oaks; long, persistent practice makes perfect
- xiǎng dé dào zhēn zhèng de xué wen bì xū yǒu mó chǔ chéng zhēn de jīng shén
  想得到真正的学问，必须有磨杵成针的精神。
  A pestle can be ground into a needle and true knowledge comes from perseverance.
synonym
shuǐ dī shí chuān水滴石穿 mó chǔ zuò zhēn磨杵作针

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"杵" cannot be pronounced as "wǔ".

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