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惨澹经营 — Chinese Idiom

惨澹经营 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manage or operate something with great difficulty and painstaking effort, often implying a struggle to build or maintain a business or enterprise under challenging conditions”.

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惨澹经营 Pronunciation and Pinyin

惨澹经营 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
惨
cǎn11Cruel, tragic, severe
澹
dàn16calm and tranquil
经
jīng8pass through, manage, classic
营
yíng13camp, manage, operate

Example Sentence with 惨澹经营

这家小公司在市场竞争激烈的环境下,经过几年的惨澹经营,终于站稳了脚跟。
This small company, after several years of painstaking operation in a fiercely competitive market, finally found its footing.

Idioms Related to 惨澹经营

More idioms starting with 惨

  • cǎn惨bù不rěn忍dǔ睹too horrible to look at
  • cǎn惨bù不rěn忍yán言too tragic to describe
  • cǎn惨bù不rěn忍wén闻too tragic to bear listening to
  • cǎn惨wú无rén人lǐ理cruel beyond human reason
  • cǎn惨wú无rén人dào道extremely brutal and inhuman
  • cǎn惨wú无tiān天rì日utterly dark and miserable
  • cǎn惨dàn淡jīng经yíng营struggle to maintain an enterprise
  • cǎn惨rán然bù不lè乐to look sorrowful and dejected
  • cǎn惨hé礉shǎo少ēn恩Cruel and lacking compassion
  • cǎn惨jué绝rén人huán寰unparalleled human tragedy
  • cǎn惨lǜ绿shào少nián年a foppish young man
  • cǎn惨lǜ绿nián年huá华the prime of youth

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Questions about 惨澹经营

What does 惨澹经营 mean?

惨澹经营 (cǎn dàn jīng yíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to manage or operate something with great difficulty and painstaking effort, often implying a struggle to build or maintain a business or enterprise under challenging conditions”.

How do you pronounce 惨澹经营?

惨澹经营 is pronounced cǎn dàn jīng yíng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 惨澹经营?

①原指作画前先用浅淡颜色勾勒轮廓,苦心构思,经营位置。南朝齐谢赫《古画品录》以经营位置为绘画六法之一。②引申指苦心谋划并从事某项事情。亦作“惨淡经营”

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