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苦心经营 — “Painstakingly manage; diligently operate”

苦心经营 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manage or develop something with painstaking effort, great care, and dedication; to painstakingly cultivate”. Literally, “painstakingly manage; diligently operate”.

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苦心经营 Pronunciation and Pinyin

苦心经营 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
经
jīng8pass through, manage, classic
营
yíng13camp, manage, operate

Example Sentence with 苦心经营

这家咖啡馆是老板多年来苦心经营的成果,充满了独特的艺术气息。
This cafe is the result of the owner's many years of painstaking management, filled with a unique artistic atmosphere.

Idioms Related to 苦心经营

Synonyms of 苦心经营

  • cǎn惨dàn淡jīng经yíng营struggle to maintain an enterprise
  • kǔ苦xīn心gū孤yì诣painstaking unique efforts
  • fèi费jìn尽xīn心jī机rack one's brains to scheme

More idioms starting with 苦

  • kǔ苦bù不kě可yán言too bitter to tell
  • kǔ苦bù不kān堪yán言too miserable to describe
  • kǔ苦bù不liáo聊shēng生live in utter misery
  • kǔ苦zhōng中zuò作lè乐find joy in suffering
  • kǔ苦lè乐bù不jūn均unequal distribution of joys and sorrows
  • kǔ苦lè乐zhī之jìng境realm of suffering and joy
  • kǔ苦zhēng争è恶zhàn战fierce and arduous struggle
  • kǔ苦kǒu口zhī之yào药unpleasant but beneficial advice
  • kǔ苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心to advise earnestly and patiently
  • kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
  • kǔ苦kǒu口liáng良yào药Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness
  • kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear

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Questions about 苦心经营

What does 苦心经营 mean?

苦心经营 (kǔ xīn jīng yíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manage or develop something with painstaking effort, great care, and dedication; to painstakingly cultivate”.

How do you pronounce 苦心经营?

苦心经营 is pronounced kǔ xīn jīng yíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 苦心经营 literally mean?

Literally, 苦心经营 means “painstakingly manage; diligently operate”. It is used to mean “to manage or develop something with painstaking effort, great care, and dedication; to painstakingly cultivate”.

What is the Chinese definition of 苦心经营?

经营:筹划,管理。用尽心思去筹划安排。

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