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韦编三绝
韋編三絕
wéibiānsānjué
1. lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
2. fig. to study diligently

Character Breakdown

韦
wéi
tanned leather; surname
4 丶
编
biān
to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile
HSK 5 12 丶
三
sān
three
HSK 1 3 丶
绝
jué
to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
HSK 4 9 丶

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