blood and sweat; hard toil
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
blood and sweat; hard-earned toil; painstaking labor
Metaphorically refers to the fruits of hard labor or the toil itself. Often used in contexts emphasizing the difficulty and sacrifice of earning a living.
Zhè这
shì是
tā他
yòng用
xuè血
hàn汗
huàn换
lái来
de的
qián钱
。
This is money he earned through blood and sweat.
Liáng粮
shí食
shì是
nóng农
mín民
yòng用
xuè血
hàn汗
huàn换
lái来
de的
。
Food is what farmers exchange with their blood and sweat.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
xuè血
hàn汗
gōng工
chǎng厂
。
This factory is known as a sweatshop.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhēn珍
xī惜
fù父
mǔ母
de的
xuè血
hàn汗
。
We should cherish our parents' hard-earned efforts.