学而不厌

學而不厭
xué'érbúyàn
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 ér bú yàn, měitiān dúshū.
At eighty he still studies tirelessly, reading every day.
Zuò xuéwèn yào xué ér bú yàn, huì rén bú juàn.
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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