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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 锲而不舍
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | - | 40,909 | 35,105 | 31,857 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 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- |
| 舍 | shè | - surname She |
| 舍 | shě | - old variant of 捨|舍[she3] |
| 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[li3] |
| 舍 | shě | - to give up; to abandon - to give alms |
Other Words Containing 锲而不舍
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 锲而不舍 | 6 | - | 40,909 | 35,105 | 31,857 |