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任重道远

HSK 7-9

rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn

a heavy load and a long road; fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)

Examples

责任任重道远

zérèn rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn

Responsibility is heavy and the path is long.

工作任重道远

gōngzuò rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn

Work is heavy and the path is long.

任重道远,要坚持

rènzhòng-dàoyuǎn, yào jiānchí

Heavy responsibility, we must persevere.