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埋头苦干 — “To bury oneself in hard work”

埋头苦干 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bury oneself in hard work”. To work diligently and assiduously; to throw oneself into one's work.

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埋头苦干 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 埋mái
  • 头tóu
  • 苦kǔ
  • 干gàn

埋头苦干 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
埋
mái10bury, hide, complain
头
tóu5head
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
干
gàn3to do or dry

Example Sentence with 埋头苦干

为了完成这个具有挑战性的项目,团队成员们都埋头苦干,夜以继日。
To complete this challenging project, all the team members buried themselves in hard work, toiling day and night.

Idioms Related to 埋头苦干

Synonyms of 埋头苦干

  • jīng兢jīng兢yè业yè业scrupulous and diligent in work

Antonyms of 埋头苦干

  • yóu游shǒu手hào好xián闲idle and loaf about

More idioms starting with 埋

  • mán埋sān三yuàn怨sì四constantly complain about everything
  • mái埋míng名yǐn隐xìng姓to hide one's identity
  • mái埋shēng声huì晦jì迹go into hiding and disappear
  • mán埋tiān天yuàn怨dì地complain about everything
  • mái埋tóu头gù顾yǐng影pretentiously observing others' reactions
  • mái埋mò没rén人cái才neglect or stifle talent
  • mái埋lún轮pò破zhù柱Unyielding and incorruptible for justice
  • mái埋guō锅zào造fàn饭Set up camp and cook a meal

Questions about 埋头苦干

What does 埋头苦干 mean?
埋头苦干 (mái tóu kǔ gàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bury oneself in hard work”.
How do you pronounce 埋头苦干?
埋头苦干 is pronounced mái tóu kǔ gàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 埋头苦干?
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