Chinese idioms · 20 idioms
Chinese idioms about hard work
Chengyu whose meaning is about hard work, each with pinyin, meaning and sound.
- 坚持不懈jiānchí-bùxièto persevere unremittingly
- 事半功倍shìbàn-gōngbèito get twice the result with half the effort
- 孜孜不倦zīzī-bùjuàndiligent and tireless
- 艰苦奋斗jiānkǔ-fèndòuto work hard and struggle through hardship
- 不遗余力bùyí-yúlìto spare no effort
- 吃苦耐劳chīkǔ-nàiláohardworking and able to endure hardship
- 甘之如饴gānzhī-rúyíto endure hardship gladly
- 群策群力qúncè-qúnlìto pool wisdom and efforts
- 前功尽弃qiángōng-jìnqìall previous efforts wasted
- 卧薪尝胆wòxīn-chángdǎnto endure hardship to prepare for revenge
- 艰难困苦jiānnán-kùnkǔhardship and difficulty
- 事倍功半shìbèi-gōngbàntwice the effort for half the result
- 鞠躬尽瘁jūgōng-jìncuìto work tirelessly to the end
- 筚路蓝缕bìlù-lánlǚto endure great hardship in pioneering work
- 忍辱负重rěnrǔ-fùzhòngto endure humiliation for an important mission
- 孜孜以求zīzī-yǐqiúto seek diligently
- 艰苦创业jiānkǔ-chuàngyèto build up an enterprise through arduous effort
- 艰苦朴素jiānkǔ-pǔsùhardworking and frugal
- 勇猛精进yǒngměng-jīngjìnto advance boldly and diligently
- 执迷不悟zhímí-bùwùto persist in one's error
What is a Chinese idiom about hard work?
坚持不懈 (jiānchí-bùxiè): to persevere unremittingly. It is the most common of the 20 on this page.
What is a chengyu?
A set phrase, nearly always four characters, that packs a story or an image into a few words: 画蛇添足, “drawing legs on a snake”, means spoiling something by overdoing it. Chinese speakers use them in writing, speeches and everyday talk.
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Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list; meanings from our own dictionary. Open one for its characters and real sentences.