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跋履山川 — “To trudge and tread mountains and rivers”

跋履山川 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel long distances with great effort and hardship, enduring much toil; to trek over mountains and rivers”. Literally, “To trudge and tread mountains and rivers”.

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跋履山川 Pronunciation and Pinyin

跋履山川 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
跋
bá12trek or journey arduously
履
lǚ15tread, perform, shoes
山
shān3mountain or hill
川
chuān3river or plain

Example Sentence with 跋履山川

探险队为了寻找新的物种,常常需要跋履山川,深入无人之境。
The exploration team often needed to trek over mountains and rivers, venturing deep into uninhabited areas, to find new species.

Idioms Related to 跋履山川

Synonyms of 跋履山川

  • bá跋shān山shè涉shuǐ水trek over mountains and rivers

More idioms starting with 跋

  • bá跋qián前zhì疐hòu后caught in a dilemma
  • bá跋qián前jié踕hòu后caught between two difficult choices
  • bá跋qián前zhì踬hòu后Caught in a dilemma
  • bá跋shān山shè涉chuān川travel over mountains and rivers
  • bá跋hù扈zì恣suī睢overbearing and tyrannical
  • bá跋hù扈zì自zì恣overbearing and self-indulgent
  • bá跋hù扈fēi飞yáng扬arrogant and unrestrained
  • bá跋lái来bào报wǎng往come and go busily
  • bá跋shè涉shān山chuān川trudge over mountains and rivers
  • bá跋shè涉cháng长tú途trek a long arduous journey
  • bá跋hú胡zhì疐wěi尾caught in a dilemma

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Questions about 跋履山川

What does 跋履山川 mean?

跋履山川 (bá lǚ shān chuān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to travel long distances with great effort and hardship, enduring much toil; to trek over mountains and rivers”.

How do you pronounce 跋履山川?

跋履山川 is pronounced bá lǚ shān chuān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 跋履山川 literally mean?

Literally, 跋履山川 means “to trudge and tread mountains and rivers”. It is used to mean “to travel long distances with great effort and hardship, enduring much toil; to trek over mountains and rivers”.

What is the Chinese definition of 跋履山川?

形容远道奔波之苦。参见“跋山涉水”。

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