疾风知劲草，烈火见真金

jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn

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1. fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

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Child Words of 疾风知劲草，烈火见真金

• 火 火 huǒ: fire
• 真 真 zhēn: really
• 草 草 cǎo: grass
• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 金 金 jīn: chemical element Au
• 风 风 fēng: wind
• 劲 劲 jìn: strength
• 劲 劲 jìng: stalwart
• 劲草 劲草 jìng cǎo: tough upright grass
• 烈 烈 liè: ardent
• 烈火 烈火 liè huǒ: raging inferno
• 疾 疾 jí: (bound form) disease; ailment
• 疾风 疾风 jí fēng: strong wind
• 疾风知劲草 疾风知劲草 jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo: lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)
• 知 知 zhī: to know