手不釋卷
shǒu​bù​shì​juàn

diligent in one's studies

  • created reference approved 手不释卷/手不釋卷 → 手不辍卷/手不輟卷 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手不释卷 / 手不釋卷 shǒu​bù​shì​juàn

    手不辍卷 / 手不輟卷 shǒu​bù​chuò​juàn

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 手不释卷/手不釋卷 · shǒu​bù​shì​juàn · diligent in one's studies — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手不释卷 / 手不釋卷

    shǒu​bù​shì​juàn

    diligent in one's studies

    literally meaning "always with a book in hand"; used to describe someone who is extremely studious or so engrossed in reading that they cannot put their book down

    shǒu​bú​shì​juàn

    手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 释卷 (literal) → 释卷/釋卷 · shì​juàn · to stop reading

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense