刻意求工 kèyìqiúgōng to painstakingly seek perfection Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 刻意 kèyì painstakingly To take great pains; to exert one's heart and mind to the utmost in order to achieve something求 qiú verb to seek to look for or try to obtain something; to strive for工 gōng noun exquisite (bound form) exquisite; delicate; neat and tidy, as in 工整 gōngzhěng