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披荊斬棘 (pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

披荊斬棘 (pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1, pī jīng zhǎn jí) — lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 披莎 (pei1 saa1) — noun; homophonic: pizza
• 披衣 (pei1 ji1) — to throw on clothes; to wear (drape on) a jacket
• 披頭四 (pei1 tau4 sei3) — noun; The Beatles
• 披 (pei1) — to drape over one's shoulders; to open; to unroll; to split open; to spread out…
• 披垂 (pei1 seoi4) — (of clothes, hair etc) to hang down and cover; to flow down
• 披巾 (pei1 gan1) — shawl

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