血汗

xuèhàn

noun #18,709

Meanings

1 sweat and toil
2 hard work

Characters

Examples

这是工人们血汗换来的成果。

Zhè shì gōngrénmen xuèhàn huànlái de chéngguǒ.

This is the result of the workers' blood and sweat.

不能浪费父母的血汗钱。

Bù néng làngfèi fùmǔ de xuèhànqián.

You shouldn't waste your parents' hard-earned money.

Tips

memory

Literally 'blood and sweat' — the same metaphor as in English. Often combined as 血汗钱 (blood-and-sweat money = hard-earned money) or 血汗工厂 (sweatshop).

Stroke Order

血 xuè

汗 hàn