积劳成病 — “To become ill from prolonged overwork or excessive fatigue”
积劳成病 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become ill from prolonged overwork or excessive fatigue”. Literally, “accumulated toil becomes sickness”.
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积劳成病 Pronunciation and Pinyin
积劳成病 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 积劳成病
他为了完成项目，常常加班到深夜，结果积劳成病住进了医院。
He often worked late into the night to complete the project, and as a result, fell ill from overwork and was hospitalized.
Idioms Related to 积劳成病
Synonyms of 积劳成病
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zhì致jí疾fall ill from overwork
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Open the tool →Questions about 积劳成病
What does 积劳成病 mean?
积劳成病 (jī láo chéng bìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to become ill from prolonged overwork or excessive fatigue”.
How do you pronounce 积劳成病?
积劳成病 is pronounced jī láo chéng bìng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 积劳成病 literally mean?
Literally, 积劳成病 means “accumulated toil becomes sickness”. It is used to mean “to become ill from prolonged overwork or excessive fatigue”.
What is the Chinese definition of 积劳成病?
因长期工作，劳累过度而生了病。同“积劳成疾”。