韦编三绝 wéi biān sān jué

to study very hard; to read again and again

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
韦 wéi
surname Wei; soft leather
编 biān HSK 5
to edit; to compile; to compose
三 sān HSK 1
three; 3; surname San
绝 jué HSK 4
absolutely; by no means; to disappear