任重道远 (rènzhòngdàoyuǎn) · heavy burden and a long road ahead
任重道远 (rènzhòngdàoyuǎn) means “heavy burden and a long road ahead”. It is written with 4 characters: 任 (to let) + 重 (heavy) + 道 (road) + 远 (far). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 任重道远 is built
The characters
任 rèn · to let
What 任 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 壬rén — 9th heavenly stem
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 壬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
重 zhòng · heavy
What 重 is made of
- 千qiān — thousand
- 里lǐ — inside
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A burden carried for a thousand 千 miles 里 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
远 yuǎn · far
What 远 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 元yuán — yuan
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 元 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 任重道远
What does 任重道远 mean?
任重道远 (rènzhòngdàoyuǎn) means “heavy burden and a long road ahead”.
How do you pronounce 任重道远?
任重道远 is pronounced rènzhòngdàoyuǎn.
Which HSK level is 任重道远?
任重道远 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 任何rènhéany
- 任务rènwutask
- 信任xìnrènto trust
- 责任zérènresponsibility
- 主任zhǔrèndirector
- 担任dānrènto serve as
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 任性rènxìngwilful
- 任意rènyìany
- 上任shàngrènto take office
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 154: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.