精诚所加，金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
Pinyin

Definition

精诚所加，金石为开
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jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
  1. lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
  2. With a will, you can achieve anything.

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

加
Jiā
  1. 1 abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jiā ná dà]
  2. 2 surname Jia
加上
jiā shàng
  1. 1 plus
  2. 2 to put in
  3. 3 to add
  4. 4 to add on
  5. 5 to add into
  6. 6 in addition
  7. 7 on top of that
加入
jiā rù
  1. 1 to become a member
  2. 2 to join
  3. 3 to mix into
  4. 4 to participate in
  5. 5 to add in
加油
jiā yóu
  1. 1 to add oil
  2. 2 to top up with gas
  3. 3 to refuel
  4. 4 to accelerate
  5. 5 to step on the gas
  6. 6 (fig.) to make an extra effort
  7. 7 to cheer sb on
加班
jiā bān
  1. 1 to work overtime
加速
jiā sù
  1. 1 to speed up
  2. 2 to expedite
参加
cān jiā
  1. 1 to participate
  2. 2 to take part
  3. 3 to join
增加
zēng jiā
  1. 1 to raise
  2. 2 to increase
厕所
cè suǒ
  1. 1 toilet
  2. 2 lavatory
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān],處|处[chù]
所
suǒ
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. 4 that which
  5. 5 particle introducing a relative clause or passive
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
所以
suǒ yǐ
  1. 1 therefore
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 the reason why
所有
suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 to possess
  4. 4 to own
所谓
suǒ wèi
  1. 1 so-called
  2. 2 what is called
更加
gèng jiā
  1. 1 more (than sth else)
  2. 2 even more
石头
shí tou
  1. 1 stone
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
精彩
jīng cǎi
  1. 1 wonderful
  2. 2 marvelous
  3. 3 brilliant
精神
jīng shén
  1. 1 spirit
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 consciousness
  4. 4 thought
  5. 5 mental
  6. 6 psychological
  7. 7 essence
  8. 8 gist
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
精美
jīng měi
  1. 1 delicate
  2. 2 fine
  3. 3 refinement
精选
jīng xuǎn
  1. 1 carefully chosen
  2. 2 handpicked
  3. 3 best of the bunch
  4. 4 choice (product)
  5. 5 concentration (mining)
  6. 6 to concentrate
  7. 7 to winnow
金
Jīn
  1. 1 surname Jin
  2. 2 surname Kim (Korean)
  3. 3 Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一个天南，一个地北
yī ge tiān nán , yī ge dì běi
  1. 1 to live miles apart (idiom)
一传十，十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一则以喜，一则以忧
yī zé yǐ xǐ , yī zé yǐ yōu
  1. 1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)
一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
一掷千金
yī zhì qiān jīn
  1. 1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
  2. 2 extravagant
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
一日为师，终身为父
yī rì wéi shī , zhōng shēn wéi fù
  1. 1 lit. teacher for one day, father for ever (idiom)
一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
yī zhāo bèi shé yǎo , shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 once bitten by a snake, ten years in fear of a well rope
  2. 2 once bitten, twice shy (idiom)
一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一石二鸟
yī shí èr niǎo
  1. 1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)

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