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Open the tool →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”.
惨澹经营 is pronounced cǎn dàn jīng yíng in Mandarin Chinese.
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”