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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

不拍不拍，我们先看吧。曹雪芹真是神了，一本书里，吃的、用的、住的都写得那么精致，这个大观园就是人们根据书里的描写建的。

bù pāi bù pāi ，wǒmen xiān kàn ba 。Cáo Xuěqín zhēnshì shén le ，yī běn shū lǐ ，chī de 、yòng de 、zhù de dōu xiě de nàme jīngzhì ，zhè ge dàguānyuán jiùshì rénmen gēnjù shū lǐ de miáoxiě jiàn de 。

Let's not take pictures. Let's look around first. Cao Xueqin was just amazing. In a single book he wrote so exquisitely about things for eating, using and living in. This Prospect Garden was built according to his description in the book.

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我敢打保票，你一旦尝试，就会着迷。韩剧里亮眼的明星、唯美的剧情，精致的画面和细节，都是吸引眼球的“法宝”。

wǒ gǎn dǎ bǎo piào ，nǐ yīdàn chángshì ，jiù huì zháomí 。hánjù lǐ liàngyǎn de míngxīng 、wéiměi de jùqíng ，jīngzhì de huàmiàn hé xìjié ，dōu shì xīyǐn yǎn qiú de “fǎ bǎo ”。

As soon as you try it, you'll be hooked, I guarantee it! Korean shows have good-looking stars, aesthetic stories, exquisite scenes and details. They're all magic charms for grabbing your attention.

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这一点我很同意。韩剧中人物的服装和发型精致漂亮，已经成为很多年轻人模仿的对象。就连韩国新婚夫妇所穿的古代韩服，也成为国内新人们拍婚纱照片的选择。

zhèyīdiǎn wǒ hěn tóngyì 。hánjù zhōng rénwù de fúzhuāng hé fāxíng jīngzhì piàoliang ，yǐjīng chéngwéi hěnduō niánqīngrén mófǎng de duìxiàng 。jiù lián Hánguó xīnhūnfūfù suǒ chuān de gǔdài Hánfú ，yě chéngwéi guónèi xīnrén men pāi hūnshā zhàopiàn de xuǎnzé 。

I really agree about that. The costumes and hairstyles in Korean dramas are really exquisitely beautiful. A lot of young people want to imitate them. Some Chinese newlyweds are even choosing to wear the ancient clothes in Korean dramas when they get their wedding pictures taken.

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我觉得这些人都是天才型的，语言精致，表现力强，没经历过的东西也能写得淋漓尽致。虽然不怎么被主流文学认同，但还是有我们80后的鲜明特色的。

wǒ juéde zhèxiē rén dōu shì tiāncái xíng de ，yǔyán jīngzhì ，biǎoxiàn lì qiáng ，méi jīnglì guo de dōngxi yě néng xiě de línlíjìnzhì 。suīrán bù zěnme bèi zhǔliú wénxué rèntóng ，dàn háishì yǒu wǒmen bālíng hòu de xiānmíng tèsè de 。

I think they're very talented authors who are wonderful with language and have a strong sense of expression. They can write vividly about things they've never experienced themselves. Although they haven't really been recognized by mainstream literature, they have the same distinct flavor as us born in the 80's.

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没有没有，很精致的。

méiyǒu méiyǒu ，hěn jīngzhì de 。

No no, it's perfect.

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奇怪，你们怎么都对这些感兴趣。逛完淮海路再去一下思南路。是一条很短的非主流马路。两旁是高大的法国梧桐，和精致的小洋房，非常幽静。周公馆就在思南路上。孙中山故居也在附近。

qíguài ，nǐmen zěnme dōu duì zhèxiē gǎn xìngqù 。guàngwán Huáihǎi lù zài qù yīxià Sīnán lù 。shì yī tiáo hěn duǎn de fēizhǔliú mǎlù 。liǎngpáng shì gāodà de Fǎguó wútóng ，hé jīngzhì de xiǎoyángfáng ，fēicháng yōujìng 。Zhōugōngguǎn jiù zài Sīnán lù shang 。Sūnzhōngshān gùjū yě zài fùjìn 。

It's so strange. Why are all you guys interested in that stuff? After we're done walking along Huaihai Road, we can go to Sinan Road. It's a very short road off the beaten path that's lined with plane trees and exquisite Western buildings on either side; it's extremely tranquil. The Zhou Gongguan is on Sinan Road and Sun Yat-sen's former residence is also nearby.

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有很多手工艺品，很精致。

yǒu hěn duō shǒugōngyìpǐn ，hěn jīngzhì 。

There are a lot of handicrafts. They're really well-made.

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