diligent; assiduous; hardworking
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
diligent; assiduous; hardworking; untiring
literaryDescribes continuous, untiring effort. Often used in literary or formal contexts. Variant of 孜孜.
Tā他
zī孳
zī孳
bù不
juàn倦
de地
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
xiàn献
。
He studies ancient texts with untiring diligence.
Zī孳
zī孳
bù不
xī息
de地
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhōng终
yú于
qǔ取
dé得
le了
chéng成
gōng功
。
Working tirelessly, he finally achieved success.
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Gǔ古
rén人
zī孳
zī孳
yú于
dào道
dé德
xiū修
yǎng养
。
The ancients were diligent in moral cultivation.