不屈不挠

不屈不撓
bùqūbùnáo
idiom #27,545

Meanings

  1. 1 unyielding
  2. 2 indomitable
  3. 3 never giving up despite hardship

Examples

Tā yǐ bùqūbùnáo de jīngshén kèfú le chóngchóng kùnnán.
He overcame countless difficulties with an indomitable spirit.
Zhè wèi yùndòng yuán bùqūbùnáo, zhōngyú yíngdé le guànjūn.
This athlete never gave up and finally won the championship.

Tips

memory
Both (to bend/yield) and (to scratch/waver) appear negated: 'not bending, not wavering.' Picture a bamboo in a storm — it bends but never breaks. This idiom adds the 'never breaks' part.

Stroke Order

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