to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts
trad. 鍥而不捨
Also written 鍥而不捨【qiè ér bù shě】
Characters in this word
4锲
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to cut, to carve, to engrave, to chisel, fig. to chisel away at
- Pinyin
- qiè
- Traditional
- 鍥
- Strokes
- 14
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
舍
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to give up; to abandon, to give alms
- Pinyin
- shě
- Traditional
- 捨
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 21827 of 2500