恩重如山

ēn zhòng rú shān

a kindness as weighty as a mountain; a debt of gratitude one can never repay

Character by character

恩ēn
kindness

重zhòng
heavy

如rú
like

山shān
mountain

当年是老师资助我读完了大学，他对我恩重如山。

My teacher paid for me to finish university back then; I owe him more than I can ever repay.

Tone: positive (praise).

Said of parents, teachers or someone who saved your life: 父母恩重如山, 恩重如山的救命恩人. It often goes with 报答 or 难以报答.

Learn this in Lesson 157 · HSK 7–9: 器官捐献 (Organ donation)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.