- to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
- to persevere
- unflagging efforts
Characters
- 锲 (鍥): to cut; to carve; to engrave; to chisel; fig. to chisel away at
- 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 舍 (捨): to give up; to abandon; to give alms
Resources
- Wiktionary: 锲而不舍
- MDBG: 锲而不舍
- Examples with 锲而不舍 on Tatoeba
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