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有志者,事竟成

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Grammar Points

被 + agent + verbPassive ‘bei’HSK 4

The 被 construction highlights that the subject undergoes an action rather than initiating it; it’s often used to describe misfortunes or unexpected events.

"耿龠的大腿被一支飞箭射中"

把 + object + verbDisposal ‘ba’HSK 3

把 shifts the focus to how an object is handled by the subject, usually followed by a verb/result complement that shows what happens to the object.

"他抽出佩剑把箭砍断"

"终于把敌人打得大败"

尽管...也...Concessive clauseHSK 4

尽管 introduces a fact that could block the outcome, and 也 shows that the result still happens despite that obstacle.

"尽管会遇到各种困难和挫折,目标也一定能够达到"

现在...才...‘Cai’ realizationHSK 3

The structure ‘现在...才...’ emphasizes that a conclusion or change in understanding happens only now, often after a pause or reconsideration.

"现在我才知道,有志气的人,事情终归是能成功的"

有...者...Classical ‘you…zhe’HSK 6

This classical pattern, preserved in 成语 (idioms), means “those who have…” and sets up a general truth—for example, “有志者事竟成” (“those with ambition will ultimately succeed”).

"有志者事竟成"

Key Vocabulary

deHSK1

a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士[di1 shi4])

shìHSK1

to be (followed by substantives only)

HSK1

(bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日[ta1 ri4] and 他人[ta1 ren2])

yuè
汉光武帝hàn guāng wǔ dì
gěng
rénHSK1

person; people

HSK1

I; me; my

成语chéng yǔHSK6

CL:條|条[tiao2],本[ben3],句[ju4]

bèiHSK3

(literary) to suffer (a misfortune)

yǒuHSK1

(bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

后来hòu láiHSK3

afterwards; later

张步zhāng bù
战斗zhàn dòuHSK6

to fight

HSK1

surname Ye

leHSK1

(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)

攻打gōng dǎ
HSK3

classifier: handful, bundle, bunch

有志者事竟成yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
终于zhōng yúHSK3

in the end

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