学而不厌

學而不厭
xué'ér-bùyàn
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 study tirelessly
  2. 2 never grow weary of learning
  3. 3 insatiable in study

Examples

Tā bāshí suì le, hái xué'érbúyàn, měitiān dúshū.
At eighty he still studies tirelessly, reading every day.
Zuò xuéwèn yào xué'érbúyàn, huìrénbújuàn.
A scholar should learn without tiring and teach without wearying.

Tips

history
From 《论语·》: Confucius says 学而不厌诲人不倦 — 'to remember silently, to learn without tiring, to teach without wearying: what else do I need?' Paired almost always with 诲人不倦.

Stroke Order

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