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1 mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study.
2 Excellence in work is only possible with diligence.
3 Practice makes perfect.

殚精极虑

dān jīng jí lǜ

1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2 to rack one's brains
3 to leave no stone unturned

殚精竭虑

dān jīng jié lǜ

1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2 to rack one's brains
3 to leave no stone unturned

Sample Sentences

怎么连你也在抓这些小精灵。

zěnme lián nǐ yě zài zhuā zhèxiē xiǎo jīnglíng 。

How is it that even someone like you is out catching Pokémon?

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你说“宝”、“宝贝”就是哪些小精灵对吧？原来你也是其中一个抓精灵的“训练师”，都不知道是你们抓精灵，还是你们都给精灵抓了。

nǐ shuō “bǎo ”、“bǎobèir ”jiùshì nǎxiē xiǎo jīnglíng duìba ？yuánlái nǐ yě shì qízhōng yī gè zhuā jīnglíng de “xùnliànshī ”，dōu bù zhīdào shì nǐmen zhuā jīnglíng ，háishì nǐmen dōu gěi jīnglíng zhuā le 。

The "ones" you're referring to are the "Pokémon" or "pocket monsters" right? So you're a "Pokémon trainer" too? I wasn't even sure if it's you that is supposed to catch the Pokémon, or if they're supposed to catch you.

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我确实觉得洗温泉比抓精灵有意义啊，促进血液循环还可以变美，不过你说的也对，这些小精灵真是引诱懒人出门的好诱饵啊。

wǒ quèshí juéde xǐ wēnquán bǐ zhuā jīnglíng yǒu yìyì ā ，cùjìn xuèyè xúnhuán hái kěyǐ biàn měi ，bùguò nǐshuōde yě duì ，zhèxiē xiǎo jīnglíng zhēn shì yǐnyòu lǎn rén chūmén de hǎo yòuěr ā 。

I really do think that going to the hot springs is a better use of time than catching Pokémon. It helps promote blood circulation and helps your skin. But you're right too in that these Pokémon are serving as good bait to entice couch potatoes to get out and about.

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暗夜精灵，快派你的兵出去打，他的大部队都在我这儿呢。

ànyèjīnglíng ，kuài pài nǐ de bīng chūqù dǎ ，tā de dàbùduì dōu zài wǒ zhèr ne 。

Night Elves, hurry and make the order to attack. His main forces are over here by me.

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在那山的那边海的那边有一群蓝精灵，他们活泼又聪明......”我可不是只喜欢打斗的动画片，《蓝精灵》我有时也看的。对了，怎么能忘了《聪明的一休》呢？这个肯定男生女生都爱看吧？

zài nà shān de nàbiān hǎi de nàbiān yǒu yī qún lánjīnglíng ，tāmen huópo yòu cōngming ......”wǒ kě bùshì zhǐ xǐhuan dǎdòu de dònghuàpiàn ，《Lánjīnglíng 》wǒ yǒushí yě kàn de 。duìle ，zěnme néng wàng le 《Cōngming de Yīxiū 》ne ？zhège kěndìng nánshēng nǚshēng dōu ài kàn ba ？

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这个我倒没怎么看过。你们男生啊，就是喜欢那些打打杀杀的动画。我还是喜欢《花仙子》和《蓝精灵》，人物可爱，画面漂亮，主题歌也很好听。

zhège wǒ dào méizěnme kàn guo 。nǐmen nánshēng ā ，jiùshì xǐhuan nàxiē dǎdǎshāshā de dònghuà 。wǒ háishì xǐhuan 《Huāxiānzǐ 》hé 《Lánjīnglíng 》，rénwù kě'ài ，huàmiàn piàoliang ，zhǔtígē yě hěn hǎotīng 。

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