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Learning Chinese starts with basic single characters, but the next step is combining them into words. To go even further, mastering idioms is the challenge. Here, we offer free resources to help you explore advanced Chinese idioms. Today’s idiom is 「堅苦卓絕」, explained below.

Here, we present the idiom 「堅苦卓絕」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

The spirit of perseverance and hard work is beyond ordinary.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jiān kǔ zhuó jué

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gin1 fu2 cheuk3 jyut6

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.