好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó Good things take time

Explanation

好事多磨指的是好事情在实现之前，往往会遇到许多挫折和阻碍。

It means that good things often encounter many setbacks and obstacles before they are finally realized.

Origin Story

话说唐朝时期，有一个叫李明的书生，他勤奋好学，立志考取功名。他刻苦攻读，准备科举考试。然而，命运弄人，他第一次参加考试，就因为一场突如其来的大雨，导致他无法按时到达考场，与功名失之交臂。李明并没有灰心，他收拾心情，继续努力。第二年，他又参加了考试，这一次他顺利通过了初试，然而在复试中，因为一篇作文中的一个小的错误，又与功名擦肩而过。连续两次的失败，让李明心灰意冷，几乎放弃了自己的理想。但他的朋友鼓励他：“好事多磨，只要坚持下去，就一定会成功！”李明听了朋友的话，重新燃起了希望。他继续努力，经过多年的努力，最终，在一次科举考试中，他金榜题名，高中状元，实现了自己的理想。他考取状元的故事传遍了大江南北，大家都说，他的成功，正应了那句“好事多磨”！

huashuo tangchao shiqi，you yige jiao limingshusheng，ta qinfen hao xue，lizhi kaoqu gongming.ta keku gongdu，zhunbei keju kaoshi。ran er，mingyunongren，ta di yici canjia kaoshi，jiu yin wei yichang turuqilai de dayu，daozhi ta wufa an shi daodao kaochang，yu gongming shizhi jiao bi。liming bing meiyou hui xin，ta shoushi qingxing，jixu nuli。diernian，ta you canjiale kaoshi，zheyici ta shunli tongguole chushi，ran er zai fushi zhong，yin wei yipian zuowen zhong de yige xiao de cuowu，you yu gongming ca jian guo。lianxu liangci de shibai，rang liming xin hui yileng，jihu fangqile zijide lixiang。dan ta de pengyou guli ta：“haoshi duomo，zhiyao jianchi xiaqu，jiu yiding hui chenggong！”liming ting le pengyou de hua，zhongxin ran qile xiwang。ta jixu nuli，jingguo duonian de nuli，zhongyu，zai yici keju kaoshi zhong，ta jinbang timing，gaozhong zhuangyuan，shixianle zijide lixiang。ta kaoqu zhuangyuan de gushi chuanbianle dajiangnan bei，da jia dou shuo，ta de chenggong，zheng yingle na ju “haoshi duomo”！

In ancient China, there was a scholar named Li Ming who studied diligently and aspired to pass the imperial examination. He studied hard and prepared for the exam. However, fate played a cruel hand; during his first attempt, a sudden heavy rain prevented him from reaching the examination hall on time, causing him to miss the opportunity. Li Ming did not give up; he regrouped and continued to work hard. The next year, he took the examination again, and this time, he successfully passed the preliminary test, but during the final examination, a minor error in an essay caused him to miss the chance again. Two consecutive failures disheartened Li Ming, almost making him give up on his dreams. But his friend encouraged him: "Good things take time, and there are always many obstacles before success." Li Ming, inspired by his friend’s words, rekindled his hope. He continued to work hard, and after years of efforts, he finally succeeded in a subsequent imperial examination, becoming the top scholar and achieving his dream. His story spread throughout the land, and everyone agreed that his success perfectly illustrated the saying: "Good things take time and effort."

Usage

用于形容事情的成功往往伴随着许多困难和波折。

yongyu xingrong shiqing de chenggong wangwang ban sui zhe xudu kunnan he bozhe

Used to describe that the success of a thing is often accompanied by many difficulties and setbacks.

Examples

• 创业之路并非一帆风顺，好事多磨，只要坚持不懈，终会成功。

  chuangyezhilu bing fei yifanshun，haoshi duomo，zhiyao jianchi buxie，zhong hui chenggong

  The road to entrepreneurship is not always smooth, things are often difficult, but as long as you persevere, you will succeed.

• 他追求的爱情之路可谓好事多磨，历经坎坷终成眷属。

  ta zhuiqiu de aiqingzhilu ke wei haoshi duomo，li jing kankes zhong cheng juanshu

  His pursuit of love can be described as full of twists and turns, he went through hardships and finally found happiness.

Related Idioms

• 一波三折

• 历尽艰辛

• 峰回路转

Opposite Idioms

• 一帆风顺

• 轻而易举