hardworking and enduring hardship; diligent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
hardworking; diligent and enduring hardship
formalUsed to describe a person's character or a lifestyle characterized by great effort and perseverance, often in the face of difficulty.
Tā他
jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
de的
qín勤
kǔ苦
xué学
xí习
，
zhōng终
yú于
kǎo考
shàng上
le了
lǐ理
xiǎng想
de的
dà大
xué学
。
After many years of diligent study, he finally got into his ideal university.
Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
men们
wèi为
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
fù付
chū出
le了
qín勤
kǔ苦
de的
xùn训
liàn练
。
The athletes put in hard training for the competition.
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Fù父
mǔ母
yī一
zhí直
guò过
zhe着
qín勤
kǔ苦
de的
shēng生
huó活
，
zhǐ只
wèi为
gōng供
hái孩
zi子
dú读
shū书
。
My parents have lived a life of hard work just to support their children's education.
Zhè这
fèn份
gōng工
zuò作
xū需
yào要
fēi非
cháng常
qín勤
kǔ苦
de的
yuán员
gōng工
cái才
néng能
shèng胜
rèn任
。
This job requires very diligent employees to be competent.