锲而不舍
qiè'ér​bù​shě

to persevere

  • created reference approved 锲而不舍/鍥而不捨 → 锲而不舍/鍥而不捨 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锲而不舍 / 鍥而不捨 qiè'ér​bù​shě

    锲而不舍 / 鍥而不捨 qiè'ér​bù​shě

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 锲而不舍/鍥而不捨 · qiè'ér​bù​shě · to persevere — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    锲而不舍 / 鍥而不捨

    qiè'ér​bù​shě

    to persevere

    to chip away at a task without giving up; to work with unflagging persistence; to show great determination

    锲 (literal) → 锲/鍥 · qiè · to carve 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 不舍 (literal) → 不舍/不捨 · bù​shě · ceaselessly

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

    created sense