persist; make unremitting efforts
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to continue to make efforts; to persist unremittingly; to make sustained efforts
literaryOriginally from Tang Dynasty poetry describing cockfighting (接: peck, 厉: sharpen/be fierce), now used to encourage persistent effort in work, study, or any endeavor. Often used as encouragement to keep trying after initial success or to overcome difficulties.
Zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
dé得
le了
dì第
yī一
míng名
，
nǐ你
hái还
yào要
zài再
jiē接
zài再
lì厉
。
You got first place in this exam, but you need to keep up the good work.
Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
men们
biǎo表
shì示
yào要
zài再
jiē接
zài再
lì厉
，
zhēng争
qǔ取
zài在
xià下
jiè届
ào奥
yùn运
huì会
shàng上
zài再
chuàng创
jiā佳
jì绩
。
The athletes expressed their determination to continue their efforts and achieve even better results at the next Olympics.
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Suī虽
rán然
qǔ取
dé得
le了
yī一
xiē些
chéng成
jì绩
，
dàn但
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
mǎn满
zú足
，
bì必
xū须
zài再
jiē接
zài再
lì厉
。
Although we have achieved some success, we must not be complacent and must continue to work hard.