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make extraordinarily painstaking efforts; strive above the rest

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kǔ xīn gū yì

苦 心 孤 诣

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make extraordinarily painstaking efforts; strive above the rest
- tā zài chéng qiān shàng wàn kǔ xīn gū yì yú cǐ de shēn shēn xué zǐ zhōng tuō yǐng ér chū
  她在成千上万苦心孤诣于此的莘莘学子中脱颖而出。
  She stood out among numerous students who have studied in this field for a long time.
synonym
kǔ kǒu pó xīn苦口婆心 shà fèi kǔ xīn煞费苦心 fèi jìn xīn si费尽心思

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"诣" cannot be pronounced as "zhǐ".

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