精益求精

精益求精 jīngyìqiújīng in a sentence

Strive for perfection (wanting to improve)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

精益求精 (jīngyìqiújīng) means Strive for perfection (wanting to improve). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他做事总是 精益求精 。

Tā zuòshì zǒngshì jīng yì qiú jīng.

He always strives to do things better still.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精益求精

精益求精 是这门手艺的传统。

Jīng yì qiú jīng shì zhè mén shǒuyì de chuántǒng.

Constantly striving for better is the tradition of this craft.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精益求精

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This page shows 2 sentences using 精益求精 (jīngyìqiújīng, "Strive for perfection (wanting to improve)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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