孜孜不倦

zīzī-bùjuàn
idiom #34,205

Meanings

  1. 1 diligent and tireless
  2. 2 to work assiduously without flagging
  3. 3 to concentrate without ever tiring

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zīzībùjuàn de xuéxí, zhōngyú kǎoshàng le lǐxiǎng de dàxué.
He studied tirelessly and finally got into his dream university.
HSK 4
Lǎo jiàoshòu jǐshí nián lái zīzībùjuàn de cóngshì yánjiū.
For decades the old professor has pursued his research tirelessly.

Tips

history
From 《尚书·君陈》: 「惟日孜孜,无敢逸豫」 - 'day after day, diligent; never daring idleness.' Reinforced by 《后汉书·鲁丕传》 and 《三国志·蜀书·向朗传》, where 孜孜不倦 describes lifelong scholars. Classical gold-standard for tireless study.
mistakes
is zī, not zǐ. Tone sandhi in speech: 孜孜 (zī zī) + becomes zī zī bú juàn because is fourth tone.

Stroke Order

juàn