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zī 孜 zī 孜 bù 不 juàn 倦

孜孜不倦 zī zī bù juàn

tireless and diligent; to work assiduously

Literally: diligent diligent not tired

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Origin

孜孜 appears in the Shangshu (Yi Ji) describing Yu's tireless work; the four-character form is attested in the Book of the Later Han and the Sanguo Zhi.

How to use it

Adverbial or attributive; positive and slightly literary. Often 孜孜不倦地学习/工作.

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  1. 这位老教授八十岁了，仍然孜孜不倦地从事研究。
    Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu bāshí suì le, réngrán zī zī bù juàn de cóngshì yánjiū.
    This old professor is eighty and still tirelessly engaged in research.
    this (measure) old professor eighty year-of-age (particle), still diligent diligent not tired (adverbial particle) engage-in research
  2. 他对知识孜孜不倦的追求令人敬佩。
    Tā duì zhīshi zī zī bù juàn de zhuīqiú lìng rén jìngpèi.
    His tireless pursuit of knowledge is admirable.
    he toward knowledge diligent diligent not tired (attributive particle) pursuit make person admire

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