孜孜

zīzī
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 diligent; tireless
  2. 2 industrious; assiduous

Examples

HSK 6
Kēxuéjiāmen zīzī tànsuǒ, zhōngyú zhǎodào le dá'àn.
The scientists searched tirelessly and finally found the answer.
HSK 6
Tā yìshēng zīzī yú xuéshù yánjiū.
All his life he devoted himself tirelessly to scholarly research.

Tips

usage
Formal. Its everyday home is 孜孜不倦 'diligent and never tired' and 孜孜以求 'to pursue tirelessly'. As a suffix it also makes vivid ABB words, such as 乐孜孜 'beaming with quiet pleasure'.

Stroke Order

孜 zī