不到黄河心不死

bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ

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Definitions

1. lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
2. fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
3. to keep going while some hope is left

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Child Words of 不到黄河心不死

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 到 到 dào: to reach; to arrive
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 死 死 sǐ: to die
• 河 河 hé: river
• 黄 黄 huáng: yellow
• 不到 不到 bù dào: not to arrive
• 河心 河心 hé xīn: middle of the river
• 黄河 黄河 huáng hé: Yellow River or Huang He