愚公移山 meaning in English
the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
HSK 7-931 strokes
Meaning of 愚公移山
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yúgōngyíshān
- the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
Stroke order for each character
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愚 yú · stupid · 13 strokes
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公 gōng · public · 4 strokes
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移 yí · to move · 11 strokes
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山 shān · mountain · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 愚公移山.
| 公司 | gōngsī | company; firm; corporation |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 公里 | gōnglǐ | kilometer |
| 公路 | gōnglù | highway; road |
| 公斤 | gōngjīn | kilogram (kg) |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāochē | public transport vehicle; town bus |
| 公共汽车 | gōnggòng qìchē | bus |
| 爬山 | pá shān | to go for a hike (esp. in the hills or mountains) |
| 公开 | gōngkāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen |
Questions about 愚公移山
What does 愚公移山 mean?
愚公移山 (yúgōng-yíshān) means "the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way".
How do you write 愚公移山?
愚公移山 is made of 4 characters: 愚 (13 strokes), 公 (4 strokes), 移 (11 strokes), 山 (3 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.
Is 愚公移山 an HSK word?
Yes. 愚公移山 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.