Chinese word

再接再厉

Pronunciation

Pinyinzài jiē zài lì

Meaning

  • idiommake further efforts

Example

我们要再接再厉，争取更好成绩。wǒ men yào zài jiē zài lì zhēng qǔ gèng hǎo chéng jì

We need to make further efforts to achieve better results.

Illustration for 再接再厉 (make further efforts)

More examples

运动员赛后互相说：再接再厉吧。yùn dòng yuán sài hòu hù xiāng shuō zài jiē zài lì ba

After the competition, the athletes said to each other, "Let's keep working hard."

Core concept

Progress continues by taking up existing effort and driving it with greater force.

Common phrases

  • 再接再厉吧zài jiē zài lì ba

    Let's keep working hard

  • 保持再接再厉的态度bǎo chí zài jiē zài lì de tài dù

    maintain an attitude of making further efforts

Similar words

坚持不懈jiān chí bú xiè: Sticking to a task with steady effort and never giving up.
持之以恒chí zhī yǐ héng: Continuing a task with patience and steady effort for a long time.

Definition in Chinese

在已有努力的基础上再次接续投入行动，并加大力度以取得更好结果。zài yí yǒu nǔ lì de jī chǔ shàng zài cì jiē xù tóu rù xíng dòng bìng jiā dà lì dù yǐ qǔ dé gèng hǎo jié guǒ

Word origin

In Han Yu's Tang-dynasty poem, a cock sharpens its beak on a whetstone before taking up the contest again; this old image gives the idiom its sense of renewing effort with added strength.

Usage tips

  • It commonly frames encouragement after a milestone, making it useful when praise is followed by a call for stronger performance.

Other meanings

  • keep working hardidiom

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