任重道远 in English ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3 Meaning

Meanings

  • a heavy load and a long road
  • metaphorically to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

Simplified Characters

任 重 道 远

Traditional Characters

任 重 道 遠

Pinyin

ren4 zhong4 dao4 yuan3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

任ren4surname Ren 重zhong4to repeat 道dao4road 远yuan3far