只要肯登攀

zhǐyàokěndēngpān

phrase

Meanings

1 as long as one is willing to climb
2 any summit can be reached if you're willing to ascend
3 lit. only need — willing — climb-ascend

Characters

need — 只要 = as long as

to ascend, climb

Examples

世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Shì shàng wú nán shì, zhǐyào kěn dēng pān.

In this world there is nothing hard — so long as one is willing to climb.

任何技能都能学会，只要肯登攀。

Rènhé jìnéng dōu néng xuéhuì, zhǐyào kěn dēng pān.

Any skill can be learned, as long as you are willing to climb.

Tips

history

From Mao Zedong's (毛泽东) 1965 poem 《水调歌头·重上井冈山》: 世上无难事，只要肯登攀 — 'In this world there is nothing truly hard, so long as one is willing to climb.' Became one of the most widely quoted lines of late-20th-century mainland political culture — a stock motivational motto in schools, workplaces and posters.

usage

Always cited with its setup 世上无难事. 登攀 is a two-character verb compound (climb + ascend) — more literary than 爬 or 登山.

Stroke Order

只 zhǐ

要 yào

肯 kěn

登 dēng

攀 pān