created reference approved 再接再厉/再接再厲 → 每况愈下/每況愈下 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
再接再厉 / 再接再厲 zàijiēzàilì
每况愈下 / 每況愈下 měikuàngyùxià
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 再接再厉/再接再厲 → 一蹶不振 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
再接再厉 / 再接再厲 zàijiēzàilì
一蹶不振 yījuébùzhèn
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 再接再厉/再接再厲 → 勇往直前 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
再接再厉 / 再接再厲 zàijiēzàilì
勇往直前 yǒngwǎngzhíqián
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 再接再厉/再接再厲 → 不屈不挠/不屈不撓 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
再接再厉 / 再接再厲 zàijiēzàilì
不屈不挠 / 不屈不撓 bùqūbùnáo
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 再接再厉/再接再厲 · zàijiēzàilì · to make persistent efforts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
再接再厉 / 再接再厲
zàijiēzàilì
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 [[砺|礪|li4]] or [[励|勵|li4]].
再 (literal) → 再 · zài · again 接 (literal) → 接 · jiē · to come into contact 再 (literal) → 再 · zài · again 厉 (literal) → 厉/厲 · lì · to sharpen
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition