无坚不摧

無堅不摧

wújiān-bùcuī

idiom #34,642

Meanings

1 no stronghold one cannot crush; invincible
2 able to overcome any obstacle; irresistible

Characters

to break, destroy

Examples

HSK 3

团结起来，我们就无坚不摧。

Tuánjié qǐlái, wǒmen jiù wújiān-bùcuī.

United, we can crush any obstacle.

HSK 5

她有一种无坚不摧的意志。

Tā yǒu yì zhǒng wújiān-bùcuī de yìzhì.

She has an indomitable will.

HSK 6

他们的部队无坚不摧。

Tāmen de bùduì wújiān-bùcuī.

Their forces are irresistible.

Tips

history

From 《旧唐书·孔巢父传》, the official Tang history. The general 田悦, drunk and boasting, declared: 若蒙见用，无坚不摧 ('Were I to be employed, I would crush every stronghold'). Today the idiom describes both irresistible military force and an unbreakable will.

Stroke Order

无 wú

坚 jiān

不 bù

摧 cuī