励精图治 — Chinese idiom
励精图治
lì jīng tú zhì
Traditional: 勵精圖治
Meaning
- (of a ruler) to strive to make one's nation strong and prosperous
Character by character
- 励lìto encourage; to strive
- 精jīngessence, germ, spirit
- 图túdiagram, chart, map, picture; to plan
- 治zhìto administer, to govern, to regulate
Idioms sharing a character
- 兵精粮足 bīng jīng liáng zú
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn
- 博而不精 bó ér bù jīng
- 古灵精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài
- 业精于勤 yè jīng yú qín
- 殚精极虑 dān jīng jí lǜ
- 殚精竭虑 dān jīng jié lǜ
- 无精打彩 wú jīng dǎ cǎi
- 无精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
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