Meaning of 披荆斩棘
披荆斩棘 means clear away brambles and thorns; remove obstacles and difficulties; overcome all kinds of hardships; struggle through difficulties. Pronounced pī jīng zhǎn jí.
- clear away brambles and thorns; remove obstacles and difficulties
- overcome all kinds of hardships; struggle through difficulties
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
chéng程
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
jù巨
，
dàn但
tā他
men们
tuán团
duì队
pī披
jīng荆
zhǎn斩
jí棘
，
zuì最
zhōng终
shùn顺
lì利
wán完
chéng成
。
The project was extremely challenging, but their team cleared away all obstacles and completed it successfully in the end.
Kē科
yán研
rén人
yuán员
wèi为
zhè这
xiàng项
xīn新
jì技
shù术
de的
yán研
fā发
pī披
jīng荆
zhǎn斩
jí棘
，
gōng攻
kè克
le了
wú无
shù数
nán难
tí题
。
The researchers cleared a path through the thicket, overcoming countless difficulties in the development of this new technology.
Xiān先
qū驱
zhě者
men们
pī披
jīng荆
zhǎn斩
jí棘
，
wèi为
wǒ我
men们
kāi开
pì辟
le了
zhè这
piàn片
fù富
ráo饶
de的
tǔ土
dì地
。
The pioneers blazed a trail through the wilderness, opening up this fertile land for us.