The next sentence that means you are still strong after a lot of hard work is: Let the east, west, north and south winds blow.
This is a poem from "Bamboo and Stone" by Zheng Xie, a calligrapher and painter of the Qing Dynasty.
The whole poem of "Bamboo and Stone" is as follows: I will not let go of the green mountains, and my roots will be in the broken rocks. It has endured thousands of blows but is still strong, regardless of the winds from east to west, north and south.
The literal meaning of the poem: The bamboo grasps the green mountain and does not relax at all. Its roots are firmly rooted in the cracks of the rocks. After countless hardships and blows, my body and bones are still strong, no matter whether you blow the southeast wind in the scorching summer or the northwest wind in the harsh winter.
Appreciation of the whole poem:
"It sticks to the green mountains and does not relax, and its roots are still in the broken rocks." It uses personification to describe the bamboo's roots in the scattered and broken rocks, and is not afraid of the soil. Thin stone is hard, but the foundation is not strong, but it is like sharp teeth, once it is firmly established, it will not relax. "Determined" describes its unswerving form, and "established its roots" describes its nature of being aloof and unconventional, which shows that its roots are deep and stable. The word "original" means to trace its roots. It is precisely because this bamboo "rooted in the broken rocks" and takes the green mountains as its home that it grows stronger and taller. This vividly depicts the strong and tenacious character of bamboo. The second sentence not only explains the first sentence, but also serves as a basis for the last two sentences.
With the foreshadowing of the first two sentences, the next two sentences naturally lead to: "Thousands of hardships and blows, but still strong, regardless of the wind from east to west, north or south." The word "huan" means still and reverse. This means that no matter how violent winds and rains come from all directions, frost and snow all year round, all kinds of tortures and all kinds of blows, it will become more vigorous, upright, tenacious and unyielding. This further depicts bamboo’s boldness and disregard for environmental pressures. This is not only the innate talent of bamboo, but also what the poet longs for and pursues. The poet uses the words "thousand" and "ten thousand" to describe the tenacity, fearlessness, calmness and confidence of bamboo. It can be said that the artistic conception of the whole poem emerges suddenly at this point. In praising the firmness and tenacity of bamboo, the poet hints at his own strong character.