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三天打鱼,两天晒网
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PinYin sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng
Simplified 三天打鱼,两天晒网
Traditional 三天打魚,兩天曬網
- lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
- fig. not to persevere in doing sth
- to do sth by fits and starts
Chinese meanings
- sāntiāndāyū,liǎngtiānshàiwǎng
比喻学习或做事缺乏恒心,时常中断,不能坚持。
Chinese meanings
- sān tiān dǎ yú,liǎng tiān shài wǎng
【近义】一曝十寒
【反义】坚持不懈、锲而不舍
【释义】比喻对学习、工作没有恒心,经常中断,不能长期坚持。
【用例】体育锻炼要每天坚持,不要~。
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