锲而不舍 (qiè'érbùshě) · to persevere

锲而不舍 (qiè'érbùshě) means “to persevere; to keep at it”. It is written with 4 characters: 锲 (sickle) + 而 (and) + 不 (not) + 舍 (house). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 锲而不舍 is built

The characters

锲 qiè · sickle

What 锲 is made of

钅jīn — metal
契qì — deed
- 丰fēng — abundant
  - 三sān — three
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 刀dāo — knife
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

而 ér · and

What 而 is made of

而 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 6 strokes.

不 bù · not

What 不 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

舍 shě · house

What 舍 is made of

人rén — person
舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Example sentences

只要锲而不舍，就一定能成功。Zhǐyào qiè'érbùshě, jiù yídìng néng chénggōng.As long as you persevere, you'll succeed.

他锲而不舍地学习了十年。Tā qiè'érbùshě de xuéxí le shí nián.He kept at his studies for ten years.

Questions about 锲而不舍

What does 锲而不舍 mean?

锲而不舍 (qiè'érbùshě) means “to persevere; to keep at it”.

How do you pronounce 锲而不舍?

锲而不舍 is pronounced qiè'érbùshě.

Which HSK level is 锲而不舍?

锲而不舍 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 锲而不舍 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 146: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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