有志者事竟成 (yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng) — where there's a will, there's a way
Definition
A chengyu (proverb) meaning effort and determination will overcome any obstacle — used to encourage persistence, like the English saying "where there's a will, there's a way."
idiom
where there's a willthere's a way
Examples
- 有志者事竟成，。Bié wàng le yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng, jiān chí jiù huì chéng gōng.Don't forget: where there's a will there's a way — persistence leads to success.
- 有志者事竟成。Tā yòng yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng zhè jù huà gǔ lì zì jǐ.He encouraged himself with the saying 'Where there's a will, there's a way.'
- 有志者事竟成，。Wǒ xiāng xìn yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng, zhǐ yào nǔ lì jiù néng zuò dào.I believe that where there's a will there's a way — as long as you work hard, you can make it.
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