# 锲而不舍 (qiè'érbùshě)

In Mandarin Chinese, 锲而不舍 (qiè'érbùshě) means “to persevere unflaggingly”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to persevere unflaggingly
- Pinyin: qiè'érbùshě (qie4 er2 bu4 she3)
- Traditional: 鍥而不捨
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 只要锲而不舍地努力，就一定能实现目标。
  Zhǐyào qiè'érbùshě de nǔlì, jiù yīdìng néng shíxiàn mùbiāo.
  As long as you persevere unflaggingly and work hard, you will definitely achieve your goal.

## Characters

- 锲 (qiè): to cut; to carve
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 舍 (shě): to give up; to abandon; to give alms

https://hanziro.com/word/qie-er-bu-she-persevere-unflaggingly/

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