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mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. · Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. · Practice makes perfect.

业精于勤
yè jīng yú qín
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort · assiduous (in study) · to concentrate孜孜不倦zī zī bù juàn
Antonyms
one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp · sporadic effort · lack of sticking power · short attention span一曝十寒yī pù shí hánhappy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) · all take and no give好吃懒做hào chī lǎn zuò