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吃苦耐劳

吃苦耐勞
chīkǔnàiláo
idiom #49,848

Meanings

  1. 1 hardworking and able to endure hardship
  2. 2 to bear toil and hardship

Examples

他是一个吃苦耐劳的人。
Tā shì yī gè chīkǔnàiláo de rén.
He is a hardworking person who can bear hardship.
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.
农民工吃苦耐劳，值得尊敬。
Nóngmíngōng chīkǔnàiláo, zhídé zūnjìng.
Migrant workers endure hardship and deserve respect.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

吃 chī
苦 kǔ
耐 nài
劳 láo