HSK 6 vocabulary › 锲而不舍
锲而不舍
锲而不舍 in English: to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
qiè ér bù shě
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere
How to pronounce 锲而不舍
qiè ér bù shě (without tone marks: qie er bu she). qiè is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; ér is a second (rising) tone; bù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; shě is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 锲而不舍
锲 qiè
to cut; to carve; to engrave
to cut; to carve; to engrave
而 ér
and; as well as; and so
and; as well as; and so
不 bù
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
舍 shě
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
Related words
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 而 | ér | and; as well as | HSK 4 |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; yet | HSK 4 |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but | HSK 4 |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of | HSK 4 |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely | HSK 4 |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to | HSK 4 |