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折节读书
折節讀書
zhéjiédúshū
1. to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)

Character Breakdown

折
zhé
to break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble
HSK 4 7 丶
节
jié
festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save
HSK 3 5 丶
读
dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
HSK 1 10 丶
书
shū
book, letter, document; writing
HSK 1 4 丶

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