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早朝晏退 — “To rise early and retire late, diligently attending to one's duties”

早朝晏退 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rise early and retire late, diligently attending to one's duties”. To work from dawn till dusk. Literally, “early court, late retreat”.

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早朝晏退 Pronunciation and Pinyin

早朝晏退 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
早
zǎo6early in time
朝
cháo12morning; imperial court; dynasty
晏
yàn10late; delayed; evening
退
tuì10retreat, withdraw, decline

Example Sentence with 早朝晏退

为了按时完成任务,项目团队常常早朝晏退,付出了巨大的努力。
To complete the task on time, the project team often worked from early morning till late at night, putting in tremendous effort.

Idioms Related to 早朝晏退

Synonyms of 早朝晏退

  • zǎo蚤cháo朝yàn晏tuì退work diligently from dawn till dusk

More idioms starting with 早

  • zǎo早wèi为zhī之suǒ所make arrangements for it early
  • zǎo早chū出wǎn晚guī归go out early and return late
  • zǎo早chū出mù暮guī归out all day
  • zǎo早zhān占wù勿yào药recover naturally without medicine
  • zǎo早cháo朝yàn晏bà罢Work diligently from dawn to dusk
  • zǎo早zhī知jīn今rì日,,hé何bì必dāng当chū初If only I had known earlier
  • zǎo早zhī知jīn今rì日,,huǐ悔bù不dāng当chū初If only I had known, I wouldn't have done it
  • zǎo早jiǔ韭wǎn晚sōng菘seasonal fresh vegetables

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Questions about 早朝晏退

What does 早朝晏退 mean?

早朝晏退 (zǎo cháo yàn tuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rise early and retire late, diligently attending to one's duties”.

How do you pronounce 早朝晏退?

早朝晏退 is pronounced zǎo cháo yàn tuì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 早朝晏退 literally mean?

Literally, 早朝晏退 means “early court, late retreat”. It is used to mean “to rise early and retire late, diligently attending to one's duties”.

What is the Chinese definition of 早朝晏退?

晏:迟,晚。指君主与群臣很早上朝处理政事,很晚才退朝。形容勤于政事

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