积劳成疾 — “To fall ill from continuous and excessive labor”
积劳成疾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall ill from continuous and excessive labor”. To become sick due to overwork. Literally, “accumulated toil leads to illness”.
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积劳成疾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他为了按时完成任务，经常废寝忘食地工作，最终积劳成疾，不得不住院治疗。
To complete the task on time, he often worked day and night, eventually falling ill from continuous overwork and having to be hospitalized for treatment.
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More idioms starting with 积
- jī积bù不xiāng相néng能always been at odds
- jī积xí习chéng成sú俗Long-standing habits become customs
- jī积xí习chéng成cháng常long-standing habits become routine
- jī积xí习jiàn渐mí靡Accumulated habits gradually take hold
- jī积xí习shēng生cháng常ingrained habits become customary
- jī积xí习nán难gǎi改Old habits die hard
- jī积xí习nán难chú除Deep-rooted habits are hard to break
- jī积yǐ以wéi为cháng常become a habit through accumulation
- jī积gōng功xīng兴yè业achieve success through persistent effort
- jī积láo劳chéng成bìng病fall ill from overwork
- jī积láo劳chéng成cuì瘁become ill from constant overwork
- jī积láo劳zhì致jí疾fall ill from overwork
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What does 积劳成疾 mean?
积劳成疾 (jī láo chéng jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall ill from continuous and excessive labor”.
How do you pronounce 积劳成疾?
积劳成疾 is pronounced jī láo chéng jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 积劳成疾 literally mean?
Literally, 积劳成疾 means “accumulated toil leads to illness”. It is used to mean “to fall ill from continuous and excessive labor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 积劳成疾?
积劳：长期劳累过度；疾：病。因长期工作，劳累过度而生了病。