锲而不舍 Traditional 鍥而不捨 qiè ér bù shě 🔊 to chip away at a task and not abandon… HSK 7–9 + Keep this word Meanings qiè ér bù shě 鍥而不捨 to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sthto persevereunflagging efforts Its characters 锲qièto cut而érandHSK 4不bùnot; noHSK 1舍shěto give up; to abandon