| 磨砺 | mó lì | to sharpen on grindstone; to improve oneself by practice | |
| 砥砺 | dǐ lì | whetstone; (fig.) to hone; to temper; to encourage | |
| 再接再砺 | zài jiē zài lì | variant of 再接再厉 | |
| 砥节砺行 | dǐ jié lì xíng | to temper one's spirit and correct one's behavior (idiom) |
| 1 | My feet are locked upon the rough bark. | |
| 2 | There the music is cacophonous in nature. | |
| 3 | I pass by under a peach tree, tree trunk rough. | |
| 4 | Polite vs Blunt: smooth as silk or rough as sanding paper... | |
| 5 | Too many addicts walked the rough road to recovery alone. |