攻苦食啖 — “To work assiduously and live frugally”
攻苦食啖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work assiduously and live frugally”. To endure hardships and lead a simple life to spur oneself on. Literally, “Tackle hardship and eat plain food”.
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攻苦食啖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
攻苦食啖 Character Breakdown
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他为了实现自己的梦想，多年来一直攻苦食啖，终于取得了显著的成就。
To achieve his dream, he has been working assiduously and living frugally for many years, finally achieving remarkable success.
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Synonyms of 攻苦食啖
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- gōng攻hū乎yì异duān端attack or study unconventional ideas
- gōng攻qí其yī一diǎn点，，bù不jí及qí其yú余attack one point, ignore the rest
- gōng攻qí其bù不bèi备attack when unprepared
- gōng攻qí其wú无bèi备attack when unprepared
- gōng攻qí其wú无bèi备，，chū出qí其bù不yì意attack when unprepared and unexpected
- gōng攻chéng城duó夺dì地conquer cities and seize territory
- gōng攻chéng城xùn徇dì地attack cities and seize territory
- gōng攻chéng城lüè掠dì地capture cities and seize territory
- gōng攻chéng城lüè略dì地conquer cities and seize land
- gōng攻chéng城yě野zhàn战attack cities and fight in open fields
- gōng攻dà大mó磨jiān坚endure great hardships and toil
- gōng攻shǒu守tóng同méng盟pact among wrongdoers to protect each other
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Open the tool →Questions about 攻苦食啖
What does 攻苦食啖 mean?
攻苦食啖 (gōng kǔ shí dàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work assiduously and live frugally”.
How do you pronounce 攻苦食啖?
攻苦食啖 is pronounced gōng kǔ shí dàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 攻苦食啖 literally mean?
Literally, 攻苦食啖 means “Tackle hardship and eat plain food”. It is used to mean “to work assiduously and live frugally”.
What is the Chinese definition of 攻苦食啖?
做艰苦的工作，吃清淡的食物。形容刻苦自励。啖，亦作“淡”。同“攻苦食淡”。