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鍥而不捨

qiè ér bù shě

C1–C2 Level 7

鍥而不捨 (qiè ér bù shě) is a Chinese word meaning “to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
  2. to persevere
  3. unflagging efforts

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).