任 重 道 远

rèn zhòng dào yuǎndictionary entry

a heavy load and a long road / fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

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任重道遠 任重道远 [ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3] /a heavy load and a long road/fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)/

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