轻舟已过万重山

輕舟已過萬重山
qīngzhōu yǐ guò wàn chóng shān
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 the light boat has already passed ten thousand mountains
  2. 2 hardships are behind us at last
  3. 3 final line of Li Bai's 'Early Departure from Baidi City'

Examples

HSK 4
Jīnglì le nàme duō kùnnan, rújīn qīngzhōuyǐguòwànchóngshān.
After so many hardships, the light boat has now passed ten thousand mountains.
HSK 4
Xiàngmù zhōngyú wánchéng le, yǒuzhǒng qīngzhōuyǐguòwànchóngshān de gǎnjué.
The project is finally done, it feels like a light boat has sailed past a thousand peaks.

Tips

history
From the Tang poet 李白《早发白帝城》: 朝辞白帝彩云间千里江陵一日还两岸猿声啼不住轻舟已过万重山. Written in 759 when Li Bai was pardoned and returned east, it conveys the elation of regaining freedom.
usage
Popular on the Chinese internet in recent years, often used to celebrate the end of a long period of hardship.

Stroke Order

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