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再接再厉 (zài jiē zài lì) — to continue making unremitting efforts; to persist and not let up

Definition

A four-character idiom meaning to press on with renewed determination after a success or setback. More focused on redoubled effort after progress than 持之以恒 (steady long-term perseverance).

phrase
to continue making unremitting effortsto persist and not let up

Examples

  • ，再接再厉，。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài wǒ men yíng le, dàn hái yào zài jiē zài lì, zhēng qǔ gèng hǎo de chéng jì.
    We won this competition, but we still need to keep up our efforts and strive for even better results.
  • 再接再厉，。
    Xī wàng dà jiā zài jiē xià lái de gōng zuò zhōng zài jiē zài lì, gòng tóng wán chéng mù biāo.
    I hope everyone will continue to make unremitting efforts in the work ahead and achieve our goals together.
  • ，再接再厉。
    Tā yù dào kùn nan shí cóng bú tuì suō, zǒng shì zài jiē zài lì zhí dào chéng gōng.
    He never backs down when facing difficulties; he always persists until he succeeds.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

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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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

Open 接 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

Open 再 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 厲; 厉 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
厂厂chǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
蠆
蠆chài厲lì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 厲 uses 厂 for meaning and 蠆 for sound; 厉 is not the form whose parts are being described.

Open 厉 →
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