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磨杵成针 (磨杵成針)

mó chǔ chéng zhēn

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

磨
=
麻
+
石
杵
=
木
+
午
成
=
万
+
？
针
=
钅
+
十

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