砥礪

砥砺
dǐlì
  1. whetstone
  2. (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen
  3. to encourage

CEDICT

  1. grindstone; whetstone
  2. to encourage; to motivate
  3. to sharpen up; to undergo hard training; to strengthen

Wiktionary

砥、礪都是磨刀石。砥礪引申為磨鍊。

重編國語辭典

  1. 勉励
  2. 磨刀石
  3. 磨炼

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 砥 dǐ
  1. baffle (pier)
  2. whetstone
2 礪 lì
  1. grind
  2. sandstone

Containing this entry

砥礪名節 dǐlìmíngjié

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厎 zhǐ whetstone
硎 xíng whetstone
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磨刀石 módāoshí whetstone (for honing knives)
磨石 móshí
  1. whetstone
  2. millstone
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