精诚所至，金石为开

jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi

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1. lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
2. fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere

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Child Words of 精诚所至，金石为开

• 所 所 suǒ: actually
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 精 精 jīng: essence
• 至 至 zhì: to arrive
• 金 金 jīn: chemical element Au
• 开 开 kāi: to open
• 石 石 dàn: dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu]; one hundred liters
• 石 石 shí: rock
• 精诚 精诚 jīng chéng: sincerity
• 精诚所至 精诚所至 jīng chéng suǒ zhì: no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
• 诚 诚 chéng: sincere
• 金石 金石 jīn shí: metal and stone