孜孜不倦

Chinese

diligent; hardworking; industrious
diligent; hardworking; industrious; assiduous; absorbed; focused; with rapt attention
 
 to not get tired
simp. and trad.
(孜孜不倦) 		孜孜 不倦
alternative forms 孳孳不倦

Etymology

From the Records of the Three Kingdoms:

自去長史，優遊無事垂三十年。乃更潛心典籍，孜孜不倦。年踰八十，猶手自校書，刊定謬誤。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
自去长史，优游无事垂三十年。乃更潜心典籍，孜孜不倦。年逾八十，犹手自校书，刊定谬误。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3rd century CE
Zì qù zhǎngshǐ, yōuyóu wúshì chuí sānshí nián. Nǎi gèng qiánxīn diǎnjí, zīzī bùjuàn. Nián yú bāshí, yóu shǒu zì jiàoshū, kāndìng miùwù. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

Idiom

孜孜不倦

  1. diligent; assiduous
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