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过五关斩六将

guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng

Traditional: 過五關斬六將

lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom) / fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

Character Breakdown

过
guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
HSK 2
五
wǔ
five; surname
HSK 1
关
guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
HSK 1
斩
zhǎn
to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
HSK 6
六
liù
six
HSK 1
将
jiāng
the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
HSK 4

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