百 折 不 挠

bǎi zhé bù náodictionary entry

to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

百折不撓 百折不挠 [bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2] /to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)/to be undaunted by repeated setbacks/to be indomitable/

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Other forms in these source records: 百折不撓

百
bǎi
hundred / numerous / all kinds of
Bǎi
surname Bai
折
shé
to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
zhē
to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)
zhé
to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book
不
bù
no / not so / (bound form) not / un-
挠
náo
to scratch / to thwart / to yield

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