鍥而不捨 qiè ér bù shě

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

鍥 qiè sickle; cut, carve, engrave
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
捨 shě discard, give up willingly; give alms