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路漫漫其修远兮

路漫漫其修遠兮
lù mànmàn qí xiū yuǎn xī
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 the road stretches on, long and far
  2. 2 the journey ahead is long - especially a spiritual or intellectual quest

Examples

HSK 3
学习中文路漫漫其修远兮，但每天进步一点就好。
Xuéxí Zhōngwén lù mànmàn qí xiū yuǎn xī, dàn měitiān jìnbù yīdiǎn jiù hǎo.
The road of learning Chinese is long, but making a little progress each day is enough.
HSK 7-9
科研之路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。
Kēyán zhī lù mànmàn qí xiū yuǎn xī, wú jiāng shàng xià ér qiú suǒ.
The road of scientific research stretches long and far - I shall seek it above and below.

Tips

history
From Qu Yuan's Warring-States-era long poem 《离骚》: 路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索 - 'The road stretches on, long and far; I shall seek up and down without end.' 兮 is a Chu-ci filler particle carrying the rhythm. The couplet is one of the most quoted lines in all classical Chinese literature and is Qu Yuan's signature declaration of unwearied inquiry.
usage
Almost always paired with 吾将上下而求索 when quoted in full. A staple of graduation speeches, PhD defenses, and editorials on long-term pursuits. 修 here means 'long' (classical), not 'cultivate.'

Stroke Order

路 lù
漫 màn
其 qí
修 xiū
远 yuǎn
兮 xī