吃苦耐劳

吃苦耐勞

chīkǔ-nàiláo

idiom #49,848

Meanings

HSK 1

他是一个吃苦耐劳的人。

Tā shì yīgè chīkǔnàiláo de rén.

He is a hardworking person who can bear hardship.

HSK 3

这份工作需要吃苦耐劳的员工。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò xūyào chīkǔnàiláo de yuángōng.

This job needs employees who can endure hardship.

HSK 7-9

农民工吃苦耐劳，值得尊敬。

Nóngmíngōng chīkǔnàiláo, zhídé zūnjìng.

Migrant workers endure hardship and deserve respect.

memory

Literally 'eat bitter, endure labor'. 吃苦 ('eat bitterness') is a classic Chinese metaphor for tolerating hardship - toughing it out.

吃 chī

苦 kǔ

耐 nài

劳 láo