| 锲而不舍 |
qiè ér bù shě |
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts |
| 锲 |
qiè |
to cut / to carve / to engrave / to chisel / fig. to chisel away at |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不舍 |
bù shě |
reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of |
| 舍 |
shě |
to give up; to abandon / to give alms |
| 舍 |
Shè |
surname She |
| 舍 |
shě |
old variant of 舍 |
| 舍 |
shè |
(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li 里 |