起早挂晚 — “To get up early and go to bed late”
起早挂晚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get up early and go to bed late”. To work extremely hard and diligently for long hours, from dawn till night. Literally, “Get up early and stay up late”.
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起早挂晚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
起早挂晚 Character Breakdown
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为了赶上项目进度，团队成员们起早挂晚，常常工作到深夜。
To catch up with the project schedule, team members worked diligently from dawn to night, often staying up late.
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What does 起早挂晚 mean?
起早挂晚 (qǐ zǎo guà wǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to get up early and go to bed late”.
How do you pronounce 起早挂晚?
起早挂晚 is pronounced qǐ zǎo guà wǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 起早挂晚 literally mean?
Literally, 起早挂晚 means “Get up early and stay up late”. It is used to mean “to get up early and go to bed late”.
What is the Chinese definition of 起早挂晚?
起得早，睡得晚。形容人很勤劳