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摸爬滚打
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摸爬滚打 Pronunciation and Pinyin

摸爬滚打 Usage and Examples

go through thick and thin

rough and tumble

learn through hard knocks

struggle and toil

而且他们已经摸爬滚打多年。

They've also had years of practice.

顺着生活的起起落落摸爬滚打这么多年,贝蒂成了斯林克精神的化身。

Betty embodies the spirit of the Slinky; rolling through the years according to the way life pushes and pulls.

The characters in 摸爬滚打

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
摸
mō14touch or grope
爬
pá8crawl or climb
滚
gún13roll, boil, get lost
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play

More words starting with 摸

  • mō摸bù不qīng清Cannot figure out, Cannot grasp
  • mō摸bù不zhe着Cannot understand
  • mō摸bú不tòu透inscrutable, unfathomable
  • mō摸le了mō摸touched, stroked
  • mō摸chū出le了fumbled out, fished out
  • mō摸dào到touch, feel
  • mō摸dào到le了touched, felt
  • mō摸dào到mén门ér儿le了Getting the knack of it, On the right track
  • mō摸shào哨eliminate a sentry, silence a sentry
  • mō摸tóu头pat one's head, appease
  • mō摸tóu头mō摸tóu头er儿To pat someone's head, To stroke someone's head
  • mō摸dǐ底Survey, Find out the situation

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Questions about 摸爬滚打

What does 摸爬滚打 mean in Chinese?

摸爬滚打 (mō pá gún dǎ) means “go through thick and thin, rough and tumble, learn through hard knocks, struggle and toil”.

How do you pronounce 摸爬滚打?

摸爬滚打 is pronounced mō pá gún dǎ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “go through thick and thin” in Chinese?

“go through thick and thin” is 摸爬滚打 (mō pá gún dǎ) in Chinese.

How is 摸爬滚打 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 摸爬滚打, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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