Lingaku- lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
- fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
- to break through hardships
- to blaze a new trail
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to overcome all obstacles on the way
- to break through hardships
- to blaze a new trail
This idiom is used to describe someone who faces and overcomes numerous difficulties or challenges on their way to achieving a goal.
He overcame all obstacles on his path to success in his career.
tā她zài在shí xiàn实现mèng xiǎng梦想de的guò chéng过程Zhōng中pī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘，nǔ lì努力kè fú克服le了xǔ duō许多kùn nan困难。
She faced numerous challenges and overcame them in the process of realizing her dreams.
This meaning highlights the perseverance and effort required to endure and overcome tough situations.
They broke through hardships during the economic crisis and kept the company running.
During the pandemic, many people worked hard to find new job opportunities despite the challenges.
This variant implies leading the way or innovating in a field or area that has not been explored before.
He blazed a new trail in the tech industry by developing many new products.
This artist blazed new trails, opening up new directions for modern art.
Generated collocations (experimental)
pī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘to overcome all obstacles on the waypī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘ér而háng行to move forward despite difficultiespī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘de的yǒng qì勇气the courage to face challengespī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘zhī之Lù路the path of overcoming hardshipszài在pī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘Zhōng中chéng zhǎng成长to grow through overcoming difficultiespī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘qián xíng前行to advance through adversitypī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘de的jīng shén精神the spirit of overcoming strugglespī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘de的lǚ chéng旅程the journey of breaking through obstacleszài在pī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘Zhōng中qǔ dé取得Chéng gōng成功to achieve success through overcoming challengespī jīng zhǎn jí披荆斩棘de的xìn niàn信念the belief in overcoming obstacles