diligent study; assiduous reading
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to study diligently; to read so frequently that the binding cords break (from the story of Confucius reading the I Ching)
literaryOriginally from the 'Biographies of Confucius' in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), describing Confucius's dedication to studying the I Ching. Used to commend tireless scholarly effort. Typically used in written or formal contexts.
Tā他
zhì治
xué学
yán严
jǐn谨
，
jī几
hū乎
dào到
le了
wéi韦
biān编
sān三
jué绝
de的
dì地
bù步
。
He is rigorous in his scholarship, almost to the point of wearing out the book bindings.
Méi没
yǒu有
wéi韦
biān编
sān三
jué绝
de的
jīng精
shén神
，
shì是
hěn很
nán难
zài在
xué学
shù术
shàng上
yǒu有
suǒ所
chéng成
jiù就
de的
。
Without the spirit of assiduous study, it is difficult to achieve anything in academia.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
wéi韦
biān编
sān三
jué绝
，
duì对
zhè这
bù部
jīng经
diǎn典
dào倒
bèi背
rú如
liú流
。
This old professor has studied so diligently that he can recite this classic backwards.