to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
trad. 刻苦耐勞
Also written 刻苦耐勞【kè kǔ nài láo】
Characters in this word
4刻
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quarter (hour), moment, to carve, to engrave, to cut, oppressive, classifier for short time intervals
- Pinyin
- kè
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 11132 of 2500
苦
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bitter, hardship, pain, to suffer, to bring suffering to, painstakingly
- Pinyin
- kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 5535 of 2500
耐
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(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
- Pinyin
- nài
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 28429 of 2500
劳
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surname Lao
- Pinyin
- Láo
- Traditional
- 勞
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 15990 of 2500