过河卒子扫千里過河卒子掃千里過河卒子掃千里

a pawn across the river sweeps a thousand li

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: An ordinary soldier, well led, can do great things; ordinary people given a chance can achieve a lot.

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Simplified: 过河卒子扫千里
Traditional (Taiwan): 過河卒子掃千里
Pinyin: guòhézúzǐ sǎo qiānlǐ
Bopomofo: ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨˊ ㄗˇ ㄙㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄢㄌㄧˇ

Written with HSK 3 vocabulary, at CEFR level A2.

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