大树砍不倒，小草站不牢大樹砍不倒，小草站不牢大樹砍不倒，小草站不牢

a big tree can't be chopped down; a small blade of grass can't stand firm

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The strong withstand attack, while the weak cannot survive a test. Used to say that real strength shows under pressure.

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Simplified: 大树砍不倒，小草站不牢
Traditional (Taiwan): 大樹砍不倒，小草站不牢
Pinyin: dàshù kǎn bù dǎo, xiǎocǎo zhàn bù láo
Bopomofo: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄎㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ，ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˊ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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