耕耘

gēngyún

verb #26,783

Meanings

1 to plow and weed
2 to till the land
3 (figurative) to work diligently; to cultivate

Characters

to plow; to till

to weed; to hoe

Examples

一分耕耘，一分收获。

Yī fēn gēngyún, yī fēn shōuhuò.

You reap what you sow. (Lit: one part tilling, one part harvest)

他在教育领域耕耘了三十年。

Tā zài jiàoyù lǐngyù gēngyún le sānshí nián.

He has worked diligently in the field of education for thirty years.

Tips

usage

耕耘 is used both literally (farming) and figuratively to describe sustained, diligent effort in any field — academia, art, business. The proverb 一分耕耘，一分收获 is widely cited.

Stroke Order

耕 gēng

耘 yún