zài​jiē​zài​lì

to make persistent efforts

再接再厉 再接再厲 zài​jiē​zài​lì
to make persistent efforts
To continue the struggle; to keep working hard without giving up. Originally described roosters sharpening their beaks between bouts in a cockfight. Do not confuse with written variants using or .

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Movie subtitles
0.540 per million appears in 0% of films
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3.18 per million

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HSK 2.0
Level 6

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