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鍥而不捨. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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cut; to carve
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and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast) |
to not stop; to hate to part with
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| trad. (鍥而不捨/鍥而不舍)
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鍥
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而
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不捨/不舍
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| simp. (锲而不舍)
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锲
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而
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不舍
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| Literally: “to chisel without giving up”.
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Etymology
From Xunzi:
Pronunciation
Idiom
鍥而不捨
- to persevere; to continue doing something in a determined way and not give up