| 锲而不舍HSK 6 | qiè ér bù shě | to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth; to persevere; unflagging efforts |
| 1 | If one is not sated with food all day long nor gives up his efforts lightly, but sticks to something with perseverance and persistence, he is sure to be prominent and extraordinary in the end. |