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过五关斩六将
過五關斬六將
guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng
1. lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)
2. fig. to surmount all difficulties (on the way to success)

Character Breakdown

过
guò
pass; to go across, to pass through
HSK 2 6 丶
五
wǔ
five; surname
HSK 1 4 丶
关
guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
HSK 1 6 丶
斩
zhǎn
to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
HSK 6 8 丶
六
liù
six
HSK 1 4 丶
将
jiāng
the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
HSK 4 9 丶

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