排除万难

排除萬難

páichúwànnán

idiom #35,929

Meanings

1 to overcome all obstacles
2 to surmount countless difficulties

Characters

to push aside, to clear

to remove, eliminate

ten thousand, countless

Examples

我们要排除万难，争取最后的胜利。

Wǒmen yào páichú wànnán, zhēngqǔ zuìhòu de shènglì.

We must overcome all obstacles to secure final victory.

他排除万难，终于完成了这项研究。

Tā páichú wànnán, zhōngyú wánchéng le zhè xiàng yánjiū.

He surmounted countless difficulties and finally completed this research.

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history

Popularized by Mao Zedong's 1945 essay 关于重庆谈判 (On the Chongqing Negotiations): 'we must unite with all the people, work together, and surely overcome all obstacles to achieve victory.' The phrase entered everyday speech via political slogans of the early PRC era.

Stroke Order

排 pái

除 chú

万 wàn

难 nán