toil hard and perform great deeds; have worked hard and made great contributions
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
to have toiled hard and performed great deeds; to have worked diligently and made monumental contributions
formalUsed to praise someone for enduring hardship and achieving great success, often in a formal or literary context. It emphasizes both the process (hard work) and the result (high merit).
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiāng将
jūn军
yī一
shēng生
zhēng征
zhàn战
，
láo劳
kǔ苦
gōng功
gāo高
。
This old general fought in battles his whole life; he toiled hard and performed great deeds.
Kē科
yán研
tuán团
duì队
wèi为
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
fèn奋
dòu斗
le了
shí十
nián年
，
zhēn真
shì是
láo劳
kǔ苦
gōng功
gāo高
。
The research team struggled for this project for ten years; they truly worked hard and made great contributions.
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Lì历
shǐ史
huì会
jì记
zhù住
zhè这
xiē些
láo劳
kǔ苦
gōng功
gāo高
de的
jiàn建
shè设
zhě者
men们
。
History will remember these builders who toiled hard and performed great deeds.
Tā他
zài在
gōng公
sī司
chuàng创
lì立
chū初
qī期
lì立
xià下
le了
hàn汗
mǎ马
gōng功
láo劳
，
kě可
wèi谓
láo劳
kǔ苦
gōng功
gāo高
。
He performed outstanding feats during the company's early days; one could say he toiled hard and performed great deeds.