矢志不渝 (shǐ zhì bù yú) — unswervingly; with unwavering determination; st… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal chengyu meaning 'unswervingly devoted to a chosen goal' — emphasizes long-term loyalty to an ideal. Used in written or solemn contexts, e.g. 矢志不渝地追求 (pursue with steadfast resolve).

idiom

unswervinglywith unwavering determinationsteadfast

Examples

矢志不渝，。
Tā shǐ zhì bù yú dì zhuī qiú zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng, cóng bú fàng qì.
He pursued his dreams with unwavering determination, never giving up.
矢志不渝。
Zhōng guó rén mín shǐ zhì bù yú dì zǒu shè huì zhǔ yì dào lù.
The Chinese people steadfastly follow the socialist path.
矢志不渝，，。
Tā shǐ zhì bù yú, jīng guò èr shí nián yán jiū, zhōng yú qǔ dé le tū pò.
She remained unswerving, and after twenty years of research finally achieved a breakthrough.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

矢志vow

矢shǐdeclare志zhìwill

动宾Verb + object

不渝unchanging

不bùnot渝yúchange

偏正Modifier + head

The vow 矢志 remains unchanged 不渝, expressing steadfast resolve.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

矢's shape is an old picture of an arrow. The arrow is easier to see in older forms than in the modern 矢.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

之zhī志zhì

Same sound today

志 has 心, the heart, below and a simplified top from 之 for sound.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

俞

俞yú渝yú

Same sound today

渝 is built from 水, meaning "water", plus 俞, which gives the sound yú.

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