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Chinese dictionary
do seemingly impossible things with dogged perseverance and succeed eventually; the foolish man moves a mountain
愚公移山从搬小石子开始。
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Word usage
- Note"愚公移山" is often used to encourage and praise people's spirit. It is used mostly as attributives and also clauses. When used as an attributive, it is often used with words such as mental will and perseverance. Sometimes it is placed in"像(同、好似)……一样", or used in conjunction with "似", "般" .