鍥而不捨 qiè ér bù shě

to persevere; unflagging efforts

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to persevere
  2. 2. unflagging efforts
  3. 3. to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth

Characters

Character Meaning
鍥 qiè
to carve; to engrave; to chisel
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
捨 shě
to give up; to abandon; to give alms