to chisel
Example Sentences
古代工匠凭着一锤一钎的顽强毅力，在陡峭险峻的绝壁上生生凿出了一条引水悬崖天渠。
gǔ dài gōng jiàng píng zhe yī chuí yī qiān de wán qiáng yì lì, zài dǒu qiào xiǎn jùn de jué bì shàng shēng shēng záo chū le yī tiáo yǐn shuǐ xuán yá tiān qú.
With their tenacious perseverance, ancient craftsmen carved a water diversion cliff canal on the steep cliff.
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Related Words & Compounds
chisel
to open an aperture / (extended meaning) to cut a way through / to open up a road
to scuttle (a ship)
(rock) drilling
to dig a well
rock quarry
rock drill
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom) / fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
(dialect) stubborn; obstinate; inflexible
see 枘鑿|枘凿[rui4 zao2]
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