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迎难而上

yíng nán ér shàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to press on in the face of challenges
Sources & editorial notes

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-d67e0c9d0bd45702. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

迎難而上 迎难而上 [ying2 nan2 er2 shang4] /(idiom) to press on in the face of challenges/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 迎難而上

  • 迎
    yíng

    to welcome / to meet / to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties) / to meet face to face

  • 难
    nán

    difficult (to...) / problem / difficulty / difficult / not good

    nàn

    disaster / distress / to scold

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 上
    shǎng

    used in 上聲|上声[shǎng shēng]

    shàng

    (bound form) up / upper / above / previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb / to get onto / to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on / above

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.