埋头苦干
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; to make an all-out effort; up to the neck in work
verbidiom
Traditional: 埋頭苦幹
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- (verb, idiom) to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
- to make an all-out effort
- up to the neck in work
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Related Words
一暴十寒(yī pù shí hán)· one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→一曝十寒(yī pù shí hán)· one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
→事半功倍(shì bàn gōng bèi)· half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
→力作(lì zuò)· to put effort into (work, farming, writing etc)
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