好事多磨 (hǎo) — The road to success is paved with difficulties; good things are not easily achieved
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'good things take many twists to come about' — a consoling, encouraging saying used to comfort someone facing setbacks on the way to a worthy goal.
idiom
The road to success is paved with difficultiesgood things are not easily achieved
Examples
- ，好事多磨，。Suī rán chuàng yè guò chéng hěn bú shùn lì, dàn hǎo, xiāng xìn nǐ de nǔ lì huì yǒu huí bào.Although the startup process has been very rough, good things come with setbacks — I believe your efforts will pay off.
- ，好事多磨。Tā men jīng lì le shí nián yì dì liàn cái jié hūn, zhēn shì hǎo.They only got married after ten years of long-distance relationship — truly, the course of true love never did run smooth.
- ，好事多磨，。Bié huī xīn, hǎo, nǐ lí chéng gōng jiù chà zuì hòu yí bù le.Don't lose heart — good things are hard-won. You're only one step away from success.
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