Be strict with yourself, follow the rules, wait for no time, study hard and practice hard, and apply what you have learned.
1. Strict self-discipline? [ yán yǐ lǜ jǐ ]
Interpretation: Be strict with yourself. Yan: strict. Law: Constraint.
Source: Zhou Enlai's "Unite the Masses of the People to Advance Together": "'Be strict with yourself and be lenient with others'. Of course, this lenience is not without principles."
2. Follow the rules [xún guī dǎo jǔ ]
Interpretation: Originally refers to obeying the rules and not acting rashly. Nowadays, it is often described as being rigid in every action and not daring to make any slight changes.
Source: Chapter 30 of "Nie Hai Hua" by Zeng Pu of the Qing Dynasty: "Since you want to observe the rules, you should follow the rules. How can you stay out all night before a hundred days is completed? What a shame!"
< p>Grammar: conjunction; used as predicate, attributive, adverbial; with complimentary meaning3. Time waits for no one [ shí bù wǒ dài ]
Interpretation: Time waits for no one, which means to seize the time . < /p>
Vernacular translation: Qiu Jin of the Qing Dynasty, "A Gift to Mr. Jiang Lushan for his ambition and the claws for future success": "If an opportunity is lost, it will be difficult to get it again. Time waits for no one."
Grammar: subject-predicate; as object, clause; with complimentary meaning
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4. Study hard [qín xué kǔ liàn]
Definition: Study hard and train hard.
Source: Qin Mu's "Secrets": "After hearing this, his son no longer dared to take a shortcut by chance. After real hard study and practice, he finally became a calligrapher."
Idiom usage: as predicate and object; refers to serious study.
5. Apply what you have learned [xué yǐ zhì yòng]
Definition: Study for practical application. To: to achieve.
Source: Li Xin's "Come for Living Water from a Source": "Learning must be combined with the needs of practical work and revolutionary struggle; apply what you learn; and study hard."
Grammar: Contracted form; used as predicate and attributive; with complimentary meaning