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忍苦耐劳 — “To be able to bear hardships and work hard”

忍苦耐劳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be able to bear hardships and work hard”. To be industrious and persevering; to endure toil and hardship. Literally, “endure hardship and toil”.

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忍苦耐劳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

忍苦耐劳 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
忍
rěn7endure, tolerate, suppress
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
耐
nài9endure, be durable
劳
láo8work, labor, effort

Example Sentence with 忍苦耐劳

他凭借着忍苦耐劳的精神,最终在自己的领域取得了成功。
With his spirit of enduring hardship and working diligently, he eventually achieved success in his field.

Idioms Related to 忍苦耐劳

Synonyms of 忍苦耐劳

  • chī吃kǔ苦nài耐láo劳hardworking and able to endure hardships

More idioms starting with 忍

  • rěn忍jùn俊bù不zhù住cannot help but laugh
  • rěn忍jùn俊bù不jīn禁unable to hold back laughter
  • rěn忍gòu垢tōu偷shēng生endure disgrace to survive
  • rěn忍yóu尤hán含gòu垢endure blame and disgrace patiently
  • rěn忍xīn心hài害lǐ理to be cruel-hearted and violate moral principles
  • rěn忍wú无kě可rěn忍beyond endurance
  • rěn忍qì气tūn吞shēng声swallow anger and endure humiliation in silence
  • rěn忍tòng痛gē割ài爱painfully give up something cherished
  • rěn忍chǐ耻tōu偷shēng生endure shame to survive ignobly
  • rěn忍chǐ耻hán含gòu垢bear humiliation and endure disgrace
  • rěn忍chǐ耻hán含xiū羞endure shame and humiliation
  • rěn忍rǔ辱tōu偷shēng生endure humiliation to live ignobly

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Questions about 忍苦耐劳

What does 忍苦耐劳 mean?

忍苦耐劳 (rěn kǔ nài láo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be able to bear hardships and work hard”.

How do you pronounce 忍苦耐劳?

忍苦耐劳 is pronounced rěn kǔ nài láo in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 忍苦耐劳 literally mean?

Literally, 忍苦耐劳 means “endure hardship and toil”. It is used to mean “to be able to bear hardships and work hard”.

What is the Chinese definition of 忍苦耐劳?

经得起艰苦的工作和生活。

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