Chinese word dictionary

韦编三绝

wéi biān sān jué · lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times; fig. to study diligently

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Word information

Simplified韦编三绝

Traditional韋編三絕

Pinyinwéi biān sān jué

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

韦wéi

tanned leather; surname

编biān

to knit, to weave; to arrange, to compile

三sān

three

绝jué

to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

How to learn 韦编三绝

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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三sān

surname San; three; 3

拒绝jùjué

to refuse; to decline; to reject

绝对juéduì

absolute; unconditional

编biān

to weave; to plait; to organize; to group; to arrange; to edit; to compile; to write; to compose; to fabricate; to make up

编辑biānjí

to edit; to compile; editor; compiler

编写biānxiě

to compile