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朝乾夕惕
zhāo​qián​xī​tì

diligent and alert

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 朝 zhāo noun
    morning
    morning; early morning
  2. 乾 qián
    [trigram]
    One of the Eight Trigrams (☰) symbolizing heaven and the male principle; one of the Sixty-four Hexagrams (䷀); the compass point 315° (northwest)
  3. 夕 xī noun
    evening
    (bound form) evening; night
  4. 惕 tì verbadjective
    watchful
    (bound form) watchful; vigilant; cautious; (literary) fearful or respectful