折节读书 — Chinese idiom

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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