rise at dawn to study; diligent self-improvement; seize the moment to strive
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to rise at cockcrow to practice sword; to study diligently from early morning; to seize the moment to strive
literaryOriginates from the Eastern Jin Dynasty story of Zu Ti (祖逖) and Liu Kun (刘琨), close friends who would rise upon hearing the rooster's crow at midnight to practice sword dancing, recorded in the Book of Jin (《晋书·祖逖传》). Figuratively describes ambitious people who seize the moment to work hard and improve themselves.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xué学
xí习
gǔ古
rén人
wén闻
jī鸡
qǐ起
wǔ舞
de的
jīng精
shén神
，
zhēn珍
xī惜
shí时
jiān间
，
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
。
We should learn the spirit of the ancients who rose at cockcrow to study, cherish time, and study hard.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
jiān坚
chí持
wén闻
jī鸡
qǐ起
wǔ舞
，
zhōng终
yú于
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
lǐ理
xiǎng想
de的
dà大
xué学
。
He persisted in rising early to study every day and finally got into his ideal university.
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Wén闻
jī鸡
qǐ起
wǔ舞
bù不
jǐn仅
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xué学
xí习
tài态
dù度
，
gèng更
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
rén人
shēng生
jìng境
jiè界
。
Rising at dawn to study is not only an attitude toward learning but also a realm of life.