# Effort & growth

Idioms about persistence, practice, and the work behind progress.

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97–120 of 152 idioms

Pinyin A–Z

- [手不释卷 shǒu bù shì juàn Always have a book in hand ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shou-bu-shi-juan)

- [手忙脚乱 shǒu máng jiǎo luàn Become flustered and disorganized ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shou-mang-jiao-luan)

- [守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù Waiting for luck instead of taking action ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shou-zhu-dai-tu)

- [熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo Practice makes you skillful ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shu-neng-sheng-qiao)

- [水滴石穿 shuǐ dī shí chuān Steady effort can overcome a hard task ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/shui-di-shi-chuan)

- [夙兴夜寐 sù xīng yè mèi Rise early and sleep late through diligence ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/su-xing-ye-mei)

- [夙夜匪懈 sù yè fěi xiè Work diligently without letting up ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/su-ye-fei-xie)

- [所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ Win decisively wherever one goes ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/suo-xiang-pi-mi)

- [谈何容易 tán hé róng yì Much harder to do than to say ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tan-he-rong-yi)

- [探囊取物 tàn náng qǔ wù Do something with great ease ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tan-nang-qu-wu)

- [天衣无缝 tiān yī wú fèng So well made or coordinated that no flaw is apparent ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tian-yi-wu-feng)

- [脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū Stand out through evident talent ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/tuo-ying-er-chu)

- [玩物丧志 wán wù sàng zhì Lose ambition through excessive indulgence ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wan-wu-sang-zhi)

- [望洋兴叹 wàng yáng xīng tàn Feel unable to undertake something beyond one’s capacity ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wang-yang-xing-tan)

- [韦编三绝 wéi biān sān jué Study a text repeatedly and diligently ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wei-bian-san-jue)

- [文不加点 wén bù jiā diǎn Compose fluently without needing revisions ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wen-bu-jia-dian)

- [闻一知十 wén yī zhī shí Understand much from a small amount of information ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wen-yi-zhi-shi)

- [无出其右 wú chū qí yòu Have no equal in a particular field ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wu-chu-qi-you)

- [无所事事 wú suǒ shì shì Idle with nothing purposeful to do ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wu-suo-shi-shi)

- [吴下阿蒙 wú xià ā méng Someone whose abilities have not yet developed ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/wu-xia-a-meng)

- [细水长流 xì shuǐ cháng liú Make steady, modest effort or use resources sparingly over time ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xi-shui-chang-liu)

- [血气方刚 xuè qì fāng gāng Be young, vigorous, and impetuous ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xue-qi-fang-gang)

- [学以致用 xué yǐ zhì yòng Put learning into practice ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xue-yi-zhi-yong)

- [循序渐进 xún xù jiàn jìn Make progress step by step ](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/xun-xu-jian-jin)

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