折节读书 — Chinese idiom
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
Traditional: 折節讀書
Meaning
- to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit
Character by character
- 折zhéto break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humbl
- 节jiéfestival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to s
- 读dúto study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
- 书shūbook, letter, document; writing
Idioms sharing a character
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā
- 朱云折槛 zhū yún zhé jiàn
- 百折不挠 bǎi zhé bù náo
- 盘旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé
- 蠹众木折 dù zhòng mù zhé
- 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé
- 不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié
- 勤俭节约 qín jiǎn jié yuē
- 厉行节约 lì xíng jié yuē
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