shān
shè
shuǐ

idiom
common

Meaning of 跋山涉水

跋山涉水 means climb mountains and ford rivers; endure arduous journey. Pronounced bá shān shè shuǐ.

  • climb mountains and ford rivers; endure arduous journey

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
le
xún
zhǎo
shī
sàn
de
qīn
rén
 
shān
shè
shuǐ
zǒu
biàn
le
bàn
zhōng
guó
 

To find his separated family members, he traveled across most of China through rough terrain.

Zhè
zhī
tàn
xiǎn
duì
shān
shè
shuǐ
 
zhōng
le
shén
de
yuán
shǐ
sēn
lín
 

After climbing mountains and fording rivers, the expedition team finally reached the mysterious old-growth forest.

Dàng
nián
de
hóng
jūn
zhàn
shì
shān
shè
shuǐ
 
wán
chéng
le
zhèn
jīng
shì
jiè
de
èr
wàn
qiān
cháng
zhēng
 

The Red Army soldiers endured arduous journeys and completed the world-famous 25,000-li Long March.

men
shān
shè
shuǐ
lái
dào
zhè
zuò
piān
yuǎn
de
shān
cūn
 
zhǐ
wèi
gěi
dāng
de
hái
zi
sòng
shū
wén
 

They traveled through rough terrain to this remote mountain village just to bring books and stationery to the local children.

Wèi
le
cǎi
zhēn
de
zhí
biāo
běn
 
zhí
xué
jiā
men
shān
shè
shuǐ
jìn
le
rén
hǎn
zhì
de
gāo
yuán
dài
 

To collect rare plant specimens, botanists traveled through rugged mountains and rivers to the uninhabited plateau region.