HSK 4 Chinese reading practice

愚公移山

yú gōng yí shān

Yu Gong Moves the Mountains

An old man takes on two mountains—and teaches China a lasting lesson about persistence.

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More than moving mountains

The phrase 愚公移山 now describes determination in the face of an enormous task. The point is not physical strength, but refusing to give up.

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