任重道远

rèn zhòng dào yuǎn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

1. a heavy load and a long road
2. fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

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这项任务任重道远，但我们一定会努力完成。

This task is arduous and long, but we will definitely work hard to complete it.

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to assign

road

far

to distance oneself from (classical)

to repeat

heavy

a load