手不释卷

Traditional: 手不釋卷

shǒu bù shì juàn

Dictionary entry

lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)

What does 手不释卷 mean?

手不释卷 (shǒu bù shì juàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. always with a book in hand (idiom)

2fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking

Character breakdown

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手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-释shìto explain · to release 卷juǎnto roll up · (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf; to drag into (a situation)

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手不释卷

shǒu bù shì juàn

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