diligent; assiduous; tireless
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
diligent; assiduous; industrious; tireless
literaryOften used in the reduplicated form or in set phrases like 孳孳不倦. Slightly literary register. Can occasionally carry a nuance of being overly focused (as in 孳孳为利).
Tā他
zī孳
zī孳
bù不
juàn倦
de地
yán研
jiū究
gǔ古
jí籍
。
He studies ancient texts with tireless diligence.
Zī孳
zī孳
wéi为
lì利
zhě者
，
fēi非
jūn君
zǐ子
yě也
。
Those who diligently seek only profit are not gentlemen.
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Tā他
měi每
rì日
zī孳
zī孳
yú于
xué学
wèn问
，
cóng从
bù不
xiè懈
dài怠
。
Every day he diligently applies himself to learning, never slacking.