自強不息
See also: 自强不息
Chinese edit
to strive for self-improvement; fastest class of non-high-speed intercity trains | to not stop; to be ceaseless | ||
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trad. (自強不息) | 自強 | 不息 | |
simp. (自强不息) | 自强 | 不息 |
Etymology edit
From I Ching, Hexagram 1 (《易經·乾卦》):
- 天行健,君子以自強不息。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: I Ching, 11th – 8th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Tiān xíng jiàn, jūnzǐ yǐ zìqiáng bùxī. [Pinyin]
- Heaven, in its motion, (gives the idea of) strength. The superior man, in accordance with this, nerves himself to ceaseless activity.
天行健,君子以自强不息。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
自強不息
- to strive to better oneself constantly and never slacken
Related terms edit
- 天行健,君子以自強不息/天行健,君子以自强不息 (tiān xíng jiàn, jūnzǐ yǐ zìqiángbùxī)