披荆斩棘

披荊斬棘

pījīng-zhǎnjí

idiom #38,411

Meanings

1 to cut through thorns and brambles (idiom)
2 to overcome all obstacles; to blaze a trail

Characters

to split; hack through

Examples

HSK 3

创业路上，他披荆斩棘，终于取得了成功。

Chuàngyè lùshàng, tā pījīngzhǎnjí, zhōngyú qǔdé le chénggōng.

On his entrepreneurial road, he hacked through every obstacle and finally succeeded.

HSK 7-9

科研人员披荆斩棘，攻克了一个又一个难题。

Kēyán rényuán pījīngzhǎnjí, gōngkè le yīgè yòu yīgè nántí.

The researchers broke through obstacle after obstacle, cracking one hard problem after another.

Tips

history

From 《后汉书·冯异传》: the Han emperor Guangwu tells his general Feng Yi, 为吾披荆棘，定关中 - 'you cleared the thorns and brambles for me, settling the Guanzhong region.' Originally praise for trailblazing military effort.

Stroke Order

披 pī

荆 jīng

斩 zhǎn

棘 jí