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好事多磨 — Chinese Idiom

好事多磨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good things often encounter setbacks and difficulties before coming to fruition; good things meet with many twists and turns”.

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好事多磨 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 好hǎo
  • 事shì
  • 多duō
  • 磨mó

好事多磨 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
好
hǎo6good, well, okay, very
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
多
duō6many, much, more
磨
mó16grind, rub, or polish

Example Sentence with 好事多磨

他们为了这次的环球旅行计划了很久,中间也遇到了不少波折,但最终还是顺利出发了,真是好事多磨啊!
They planned for this round-the-world trip for a long time, encountering many twists and turns along the way, but eventually set off smoothly. It truly was a case of good things meeting with many twists and turns!

Idioms Related to 好事多磨

Synonyms of 好事多磨

  • yī一bō波sān三zhé折full of twists and turns
  • hǎo好mèng梦nán难chéng成Good dreams are hard to achieve
  • jié节wài外shēng生zhī枝create new complications

Antonyms of 好事多磨

  • yī一fān帆fēng风shùn顺everything goes smoothly
  • wú无wǎng往bù不lì利succeed wherever one goes

More idioms starting with 好

  • hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
  • hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
  • hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
  • hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
  • hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
  • hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
  • hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
  • hǎo好shì事tiān天qiān悭Good things seldom come easy

Questions about 好事多磨

What does 好事多磨 mean?
好事多磨 (hǎo shì duō mó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good things often encounter setbacks and difficulties before coming to fruition; good things meet with many twists and turns”.
How do you pronounce 好事多磨?
好事多磨 is pronounced hǎo shì duō mó in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 好事多磨?
磨:阻碍,困难。好事情在实现、成功前,常常会遇到许多波折。
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