painstaking effort; hard work
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
painstaking effort; hard work; diligent practice
neutralRefers to sustained, diligent effort and practice required to master a skill or subject.
Yǔ语
yán言
zhè这
dōng东
xī西
bù不
shì是
suí随
biàn便
kě可
yǐ以
xué学
hǎo好
de的
，
fēi非
xià下
kǔ苦
gōng功
bù不
kě可
。
You can't master a language casually; you absolutely must put in painstaking effort.
Tā他
zài在
shū书
fǎ法
shàng上
xià下
le了
hěn很
duō多
kǔ苦
gōng功
。
He has put in a lot of hard work in calligraphy.
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Méi没
yǒu有
píng平
rì日
de的
kǔ苦
gōng功
，
nǎ哪
lái来
jīn今
tiān天
de的
chéng成
gōng功
？
Without daily diligent practice, how could there be today's success?
Liàn练
hǎo好
gāng钢
qín琴
xū需
yào要
rì日
fù复
yī一
rì日
de的
kǔ苦
gōng功
。
To play the piano well requires day after day of hard work.