锲而不舍(qiè ér bù shě): to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 鍥而不舍
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom)
Character breakdown
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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
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 锲而不舍 — tap one to open its word page.
bù不dà大
HSK 1not very (clear, far away etc); not too
bù不duì对
HSK 1incorrect
bù不yòng用
HSK 1need not
duì对bù不qǐ起
HSK 1I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon
shì是bù不shì是
HSK 1is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
ér而qiě且
HSK 2(not only ...) but also
bù不jiǔ久
HSK 2not long (after)
bù不dàn但
HSK 2not only (... but also ...)
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