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任重道远

rèn zhòng dào yuǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. a heavy load and a long road
  2. 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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Child Words of 任重道远

任
rèn

to assign

道
dào

road

远
yuǎn

far

远
yuàn

to distance oneself from (classical)

重
chóng

to repeat

重
zhòng

heavy

任重
rèn zhòng

a load