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任怨任劳

任怨任劳 — “Bear blame, bear toil”

任怨任劳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be willing to endure hardship and accept criticism without complaint; to bear both criticism and hard work”. Literally, “bear blame, bear toil”.

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任怨任劳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 任rèn
  • 怨yuàn
  • 任rèn
  • 劳láo

任怨任劳 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
任
rèn6appoint, trust, or allow
怨
yuàn9resentment or grievance
任
rèn6appoint, trust, or allow
劳
láo8work, labor, effort

Example Sentence with 任怨任劳

在项目最困难的时候,她总是任怨任劳,默默承担着额外的工作。
During the most difficult phase of the project, she always bore the criticism and the hard work, silently taking on extra tasks.

Idioms Related to 任怨任劳

Synonyms of 任怨任劳

  • rèn任láo劳rèn任yuàn怨bear criticism and hard work without complaint

Antonyms of 任怨任劳

  • yuàn怨tiān天yóu尤rén人complain and blame everyone else

More idioms starting with 任

  • rèn任rén人wéi唯qīn亲appoint people by favoritism
  • rèn任rén人wéi唯xián贤appoint officials based on merit
  • rèn任rén人zǎi宰gē割to be at the mercy of others
  • rèn任rén人bǎi摆bù布be manipulated by others
  • rèn任rén人bǎi摆nòng弄allow oneself to be manipulated by others
  • rèn任cóng从fēng风làng浪qǐ起,,wěn稳zuò坐diào钓yú鱼chuán船remain calm despite all challenges
  • rèn任qí其zì自liú流let things take their own course
  • rèn任qí其zì自rán然let things take their natural course
  • rèn任píng凭fēng风làng浪qǐ起,,wěn稳zuò坐diào钓yú鱼tái台remain calm despite all difficulties
  • rèn任píng凭fēng风làng浪qǐ起,,wěn稳zuò坐diào钓yú鱼chuán船remain calm in any storm
  • rèn任suǒ所yù欲wèi为do as one pleases

Questions about 任怨任劳

What does 任怨任劳 mean?
任怨任劳 (rèn yuàn rèn láo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be willing to endure hardship and accept criticism without complaint; to bear both criticism and hard work”.
How do you pronounce 任怨任劳?
任怨任劳 is pronounced rèn yuàn rèn láo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 任怨任劳 literally mean?
Literally, 任怨任劳 means “bear blame, bear toil”. It is used to mean “to be willing to endure hardship and accept criticism without complaint; to bear both criticism and hard work”.
What is the Chinese definition of 任怨任劳?
任:担当,经受。不怕招怨,也不怕吃苦。同“任劳任怨”。
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