起早睡晚 — “To rise early and go to bed late”
起早睡晚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rise early and go to bed late”. To work diligently and tirelessly from dawn till night, indicating a busy and hardworking lifestyle. Literally, “rise early sleep late”.
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起早睡晚 Pronunciation and Pinyin
起早睡晚 Character Breakdown
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为了顺利完成这项任务，项目团队的成员们最近都起早睡晚，付出了巨大的努力。
To successfully complete this task, members of the project team have been rising early and going to bed late recently, putting in tremendous effort.
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Synonyms of 起早睡晚
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What does 起早睡晚 mean?
起早睡晚 (qǐ zǎo shuì wǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rise early and go to bed late”.
How do you pronounce 起早睡晚?
起早睡晚 is pronounced qǐ zǎo shuì wǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 起早睡晚 literally mean?
Literally, 起早睡晚 means “rise early sleep late”. It is used to mean “to rise early and go to bed late”.
What is the Chinese definition of 起早睡晚?
起得早，睡得晚。早晨起床，晚上睡觉，指日常生活起居