恒心 (恆心) héngxīn

héngxīn noun perseverance
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '恆心'; Guoyu '恆心')

Contained in

• 受戒容易守戒难 发心容易恒心难 忍苦容易忍气难 尊上容易尊下难 共无容易共有难 依人容易依法难 依神容易依佛难 为己容易为人难 信道容易行道难 处閒容易处众难(受戒容易守戒難 發心容易恆心難 忍苦容易忍氣難 尊上容易尊下難 共無容易共有難 依人容易依法難 依神容易依佛難 為己容易為人難 信道容易行道難 處閒容易處眾難) Easy it is to take the precepts but harder to observe them. Easy it is to have aspirations but harder to persevere. Easy it is to endure suffering but harder to tolerate being wronged. Easy it is to respect one's superiors but harder to respect one's subordinates. Easy it is to accept loss but harder to share profits. Easy it is to rely on people but harder to rely on the Dharma. Easy it is to rely on the gods but harder to rely on the Buddha. Easy it is for the lesser good but harder for the greater good. Easy it is to believe but harder to practice. Easy it is to be at leisure but harder to be with people.
• 做大事要有魄力 做小事要有细心 做难事要肯忍耐 做善事要有恒心(做大事要有魄力 做小事要有細心 做難事要肯忍耐 做善事要有恆心) Accomplish great things with boldness, Tend to details with attentiveness, Confront challenges with patience, Conduct charitable deeds with determination.

Collocations

• 骇恒心 (駭恆心) 將恐振駭恒心 — Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集, Scroll 25 — count: 2