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学而不厌,诲人不倦

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xué ér bù yàn , huì rén bù juàn

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  1. 1. study tirelessly, teach with endless enthusiasm (idiom, from Analects)

Child Words of 学而不厌,诲人不倦

不
bù

no; not so

人
rén

person; people

学
xué

to learn

而
ér

and

不倦
bù juàn

tireless

不厌
bù yàn

not to tire of

倦
juàn

tired

厌
yàn

(bound form) to loathe; to be fed up with

学而不厌
xué ér bù yàn

study tirelessly (idiom, from Analects)

诲
huì

to teach

诲人不倦
huì rén bù juàn

instructing with tireless zeal (idiom, from Analects)

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