锲而不舍(qiè ér bù shě)

4 charactersTrad. 鍥而不舍

to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
qiè ér bù shě
Meaning
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
鍥而不舍

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