只要肯登攀

zhǐyào kěn dēng pān

quotation

Meanings

1 as long as one is willing to climb
2 any summit can be reached if you're willing to ascend

Characters

need, 只要 = as long as

to ascend, climb

Examples

HSK 6

任何技能都能学会，只要肯登攀。

Rènhé jìnéng dōu néng xuéhuì, zhǐyàokěndēngpān.

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

HSK 7-9

世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Shìshàngwúnánshì, zhǐyàokěndēngpān.

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

Tips

history

From 毛泽东's 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 motivational lines of late-20th-century mainland culture, a stock 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