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长风破浪会有时

長風破浪會有時
chángfēngpòlànghuìyǒushí
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 there will come a time to ride the long wind and break the waves
  2. 2 one's moment of great success will arrive — keep striving

Examples

长风破浪会有时，只要坚持不懈，终会成功。
Cháng fēng pò làng huì yǒu shí, zhǐyào jiānchí bù xiè, zhōng huì chénggōng.
'There'll come a time to ride the long wind' — persist without slacking and you will succeed.
面对挫折不要气馁，长风破浪会有时。
Miànduì cuòzhé bùyào qìněi, cháng fēng pò làng huì yǒu shí.
Don't lose heart in the face of setbacks — your moment will come.

Tips

history
From Li Bai's (李白) Tang poem 《行路难·其一》: 长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海 — 'There will come a time to ride the long wind and break the waves; I'll set my cloud-sail straight and cross the vast sea.' Written during a period of political frustration as a vow of future vindication. 长风破浪 itself draws on a line from 《宋书·宗悫传》: 愿乘长风破万里浪 — 'I wish to ride the long wind and break waves ten thousand li.'
usage
Frequently quoted in motivational contexts — graduations, encouragement to the young, New Year's messages. Often paired with the follow-up 直挂云帆济沧海.

Stroke Order

长 cháng
风 fēng
破 pò
浪 làng
会 huì
有 yǒu
时 shí