任重道远
rèn zhòng dào yuǎn
a heavy task and a long road ahead
Character by character
任rèn
the burden
the burden
重zhòng
heavy
heavy
道dào
the road
the road
远yuǎn
long
long
Example
实现碳中和任重道远。
Reaching carbon neutrality is a heavy task with a long road ahead.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
From the 《论语》.
Learn this in Lesson 105 · HSK 7–9: 蓝天与“双碳” (Blue skies and carbon goals)
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