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只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针【zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn】

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently

只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针【zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn】

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently

只

HSK 21

含义only, just, simply

拼音zhǐ

要

HSK 11

含义necessary, essential; necessity

拼音yào

功

HSK 31

含义achievement, merit, good result

拼音gōng

夫

HSK 32

含义man, male adult, husband; those

拼音fū

深

HSK 31

含义deep; depth; far; very, extreme

拼音shēn

铁

HSK 2

含义iron; strong, solid, firm

拼音tiě

杵

含义pestle; baton used beat clothes

拼音chǔ

磨

HSK 64

含义grind; polish; rub; wear out; a millstone

拼音mó

成

HSK 22

含义completed, finished, fixed

拼音chéng

针

HSK 4

含义needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

拼音zhēn