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Open the tool →学如穿井 (xué rú chuān jǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Learning is like digging a well”.
学如穿井 is pronounced xué rú chuān jǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 学如穿井 means “Learning is like digging a well”. It is used to mean “Learning is like digging a well”.
穿:凿通。求学如同凿井。比喻在学习当中,学到的知识越深也就越难,因此为了获得更深的学问,必须要有百折不挠的进取精神。