韋編三絕 wéi biān sān jué

study very hard; be diligent in reading

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
  2. 2. fig. to study diligently

Characters

Character Meaning
韋 wéi
surname Wei; soft leather
編 biān
to edit; to compile; to compose
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
絕 jué
absolutely; by no means; to disappear