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不到黄河心不死

不到黄河心不死 — “Not reaching the Yellow River, the heart does not die”

不到黄河心不死 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Never give up until one reaches their goal or has absolutely no other choice”. Literally, “Not reaching the Yellow River, the heart does not die”.

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不到黄河心不死 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不到黄河心不死 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
到
dào8arrive at or reach
黄
huáng11yellow color
河
hé8river
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
不
bù4not
死
sǐ6to die

Example Sentence with 不到黄河心不死

他决定要学会这门复杂的编程语言,不到黄河心不死,每天都投入大量时间练习。
He decided to learn this complex programming language, and he won't give up until he achieves his goal, dedicating a lot of time to practice every day.

Idioms Related to 不到黄河心不死

Synonyms of 不到黄河心不死

  • bù不dào到wū乌jiāng江bù不jìn尽tóu头Never give up until the goal is reached
  • shǐ矢zhì志bù不yí移to be firm in one's resolve

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

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Questions about 不到黄河心不死

What does 不到黄河心不死 mean?

不到黄河心不死 (bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Never give up until one reaches their goal or has absolutely no other choice”.

How do you pronounce 不到黄河心不死?

不到黄河心不死 is pronounced bù dào huáng hé xīn bù sǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 不到黄河心不死 literally mean?

Literally, 不到黄河心不死 means “not reaching the Yellow River, the heart does not die”. It is used to mean “Never give up until one reaches their goal or has absolutely no other choice”.

What is the Chinese definition of 不到黄河心不死?

比喻不达目的不罢休。也比喻不到实在无路可走的的境地不肯死心。

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