悬梁刺股 (xuán liáng cì gǔ): To study with extreme diligence and perseverance (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xuán悬

to hang, suspend

liáng梁

bridge; beam; roof beam

HSK 6

cì刺

to stab; prick; thorn; splinter

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gǔ股

thigh, portion, share

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Example Sentences with 悬梁刺股

wèi为

le了

kǎo考

shàng上

lǐ理

xiǎng想

de的

dà大

xué学

，

tā他

xuán悬

liáng梁

cì刺

gǔ股

，

měi每

tiān天

xué学

xí习

dào到

shēn深

yè夜

。

To get into his dream university, he studied with extreme diligence, staying up late every night.

lǎo老

shī师

yòng用

xuán悬

liáng梁

cì刺

gǔ股

de的

gù

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鼻梁

bí liáng

bridge of the nose

偷梁换柱tōu liáng huàn zhùto secretly replace the real with the fake; to perpetrate a fraud by substituting one thing for another

刺绣

cì xiù

Embroidery

刺耳cì ěrGrating to the ear / harsh sounding

刺骨cì gǔPiercing to the bone / bone-chilling

刺中cì zhòngto stab; to hit (a target)

股份

gǔ fèn

share; stock

股市gǔ shìstock market

股民gǔ mínStockholder

股价gǔ jiàstock price

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Example Sentences with 悬梁刺股

wèi为

le了

kǎo考

shàng上

lǐ理

xiǎng想

de的

dà大

xué学

，

tā他

xuán悬

liáng梁

cì刺

gǔ股

，

měi每

tiān天

xué学

xí习

dào到

shēn深

yè夜

。

To get into his dream university, he studied with extreme diligence, staying up late every night.

lǎo老

shī师

yòng用

xuán悬

liáng梁

cì刺

gǔ股

de的

gù

故

shì事

gǔ鼓

lì励

wǒ我

men们

yào要

yǒu有

yì毅

lì力

。

The teacher used the story of hanging from a beam and stabbing the thigh to encourage us to be perseverant.

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