第一步永遠是最難的。

The first step is always the hardest.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 第一步 dìyībù
  1. step one
  2. first step
2 永遠 yǒngyuǎn
  1. forever
  2. eternal
=3 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=3 是 shì variant of 是 shì
=4 最 zuì variant of 最 zuì
=4 最 zuì old variant of 最 zuì
=4 最 zuì
  1. (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est
  2. (after 之 zhī) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最 shìjièzhīzuì "the greatest in the world")
=5 難 nán
  1. difficult (to...)
  2. problem
  3. difficulty
  4. difficult
  5. not good
=5 難 nàn
  1. disaster
  2. distress
  3. to scold
=6 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=6 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=6 的 dí really and truly
=6 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target