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持之以恒
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere
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厚积薄发
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared
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脚踏实地
to have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy / steady and serious character
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实事求是
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic
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精益求精
(idiom) to constantly seek to improve; to keep perfecting
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温故知新
to review the old and know the new (idiom, from the Analects) / to recall the past to understand the future
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举一反三
to raise one and infer three / to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
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触类旁通
to comprehend (new things) by analogy
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融会贯通
(idiom) to integrate knowledge from various sources into a deep and coherent understanding of a subject
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孜孜不倦
lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort / assiduous (in study) / to concentrate
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锲而不舍
to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth / to persevere / unflagging efforts
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熟能生巧
with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect
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勤能补拙
(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
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学以致用
(idiom) to study sth in order to apply it
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循序渐进
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
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博采众长
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取长补短
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius) / to use this in place of that / what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
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去粗取精
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去伪存真
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推陈出新
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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字斟句酌
weighing every word
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专心致志
(idiom) single-minded; fully focused
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全神贯注
(idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention
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聚精会神
to concentrate one's attention (idiom)
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一丝不苟
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place
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好学不倦
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开卷有益
lit. opening a book is profitable (idiom); the benefits of education
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博闻强识
erudite / widely read and knowledgeable
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旁征博引
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滚瓜烂熟
lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart
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博学多才
(idiom) erudite and multitalented; versatile and able
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学富五车
of great erudition and scholarship (idiom)
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才高八斗
(idiom) of great talent
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自强不息
to strive unremittingly / self-improvement
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学而不厌
study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)
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温文尔雅
cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
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闻一知十
lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything / a word to the wise
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博古通今
conversant with things past and present / erudite and informed
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博大精深
(idiom) wide-ranging and profound
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追本溯源
to trace sth back to its origin
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融汇贯通
variant of 融会贯通|融会贯通[rong2 hui4 guan4 tong1]
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手不释卷
lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) / fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
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日积月累
to accumulate over a long period of time
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废寝忘食
(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
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勤学苦练
to study diligently / to train assiduously
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水滴石穿
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
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博学多闻
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孜孜以求
diligent and tireless (idiom)
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触类而长
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精耕细作
intensive farming