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锲 qiè

sickle; to cut, to carve, to engrave

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 6
Radical
钅
Traditional
鍥
Type
Ideograph
Made of 钅契 ⿰钅契

Memory hint: Something engraved 契 in metal 钅; 契 also provides the pronunciation

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Example sentences with 锲

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  1. 他做事总是锲而不舍。
    Tā zuòshì zǒngshì qiè'érbùshě.
    He always perseveres in doing things.
    he do-thing always persevere
  2. 你能做到锲而不舍吗？
    Nǐ néng zuò dào qiè'érbùshě ma?
    Can you manage to persevere?
    you can achieve persevere (question)
  3. 学习外语需要锲而不舍的精神。
    Xuéxí wàiyǔ xūyào qiè'érbùshě de jīngshén.
    Learning a foreign language requires the spirit of perseverance.
    study foreign-language need persevere (particle) spirit
  4. 他从来没有锲而不舍地坚持过什么事。
    Tā cónglái méiyǒu qiè'érbùshě de jiānchíguo shénme shì.
    He has never persisted at anything with perseverance.
    he never not-have persevere (particle) persist-(experience) anything
  5. 那位科学家用几十年的时间锲而不舍地研究这个问题。
    Nà wèi kēxuéjiā yòng jǐshí nián de shíjiān qiè'érbùshě de yánjiū zhège wèntí.
    That scientist spent decades persistently researching this problem.
    that (measure) scientist use several-ten year (particle) time persevere (particle) research this problem

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