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精诚所至

jīng chéng suǒ zhìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)
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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.

Source record: cd-b622b1ba5e3adbf1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

精誠所至 精诚所至 [jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4] /no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 精誠所至

  • 精
    jīng

    essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)

  • 诚
    chéng

    (bound form) sincere / authentic / (literary) really / truly

  • 所
    suǒ

    actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL:個|个[gè]

  • 至
    zhì

    to arrive / most / to / until

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