懂中文 Dong Chinese
Dictionary
Log in
  • Learn
  • Dictionary
  • Media
  • Settings
砥砺
dǐ​lì

to hone

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
砥砺 砥礪 dǐ​lì
to hone
to sharpen or hone; to temper or discipline oneself by enduring hardships
to encourage
to encourage or urge one another forward
whetstone
(literary) a stone used for sharpening tools; a grindstone

Frequency

Written text
0.285 per million

Cross-References

Synonym

  • 磨炼 mó​liàn
  • 勉励 miǎn​lì

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)