wàn
shuǐ
qiān
shān

idiom
common
literary

Meaning of 万水千山

万水千山 means thousands of rivers and mountains; describing a long and arduous journey full of obstacles. Pronounced wàn shuǐ qiān shān.

  • thousands of rivers and mountains; describing a long and arduous journey full of obstacles

Definitions & Examples

Hóng
jūn
yuǎn
zhēng
nán
 
wàn
shuǐ
qiān
shān
zhǐ
děng
xián
 

The Red Army fears not the trials of the Long March, as a thousand rivers and ten thousand mountains are mere trifles.

men
kuà
yuè
wàn
shuǐ
qiān
shān
 
zhōng
huí
dào
le
kuò
bié
èr
shí
nián
de
xiāng
 

They traversed countless mountains and rivers, finally returning to their hometown after twenty years of separation.

shǐ使
wàn
shuǐ
qiān
shān
 
duàn
men
duì
qīn
rén
de
niàn
 

Even if ten thousand mountains and rivers stand between us, they cannot sever our longing for our loved ones.

Zhè
wèi
tàn
xiǎn
jiā
jīng
le
wàn
shuǐ
qiān
shān
de
kǎo
yàn
 
chéng
wéi
le
chuán
rén
 

This explorer endured trials over countless mountains and rivers, becoming a legendary figure.