养精蓄锐

Traditional form:

養精蓄銳

Pinyin (reading):

yǎngjīngxùruì

Definitions:

• to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push

Characters:

• 养 - to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
• 精 - essence, germ, spirit
• 蓄 - to store, to save, to hoard, to gather
• 锐 - sharp, pointed; keen, acute

Traditional characters:

• 養 - to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
• 精 - essence, germ, spirit
• 蓄 - to store, to save, to hoard, to gather
• 銳 - sharp, pointed; keen, acute