十年窗下
shí​nián​chuāng​xià

to study hard for many years

  • created sense approved 十年窗下 · shí​nián​chuāng​xià · to study hard for many years — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十年窗下

    shí​nián​chuāng​xià

    to study hard for many years

    ten years of hard study by the window; an idiom referring to the long period of diligent application required for academic success

    十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year 窗 (literal) → 窗 · chuāng · window 下 (literal) → 下 · xià · below

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