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We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「自強不息」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

This introduction highlights the idiom 「自強不息」, with its meaning and examples explained below.

Self-improvement: strive to improve yourself; rest: stop. Make conscious efforts to improve yourself and never slack off.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zì qiáng bù xī

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

ji6 keung4 bat1 sik1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.