鑿壁偷光 záo bì tōu guāng

lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship

Characters

Character Meaning
鑿 záo
chisel; to chisel or dig; to bore a hole
壁 bì HSK 5
wall; rampart
偷 tōu HSK 5
to steal; stealthily; to pilfer
光 guāng HSK 4
light; bright; only