血汗

xuèhàn

noun #18,709

Meanings

HSK 4

不能浪费父母的血汗钱。

Bùnéng làngfèi fùmǔ de xuèhànqián.

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

HSK 5

这是工人们血汗换来的成果。

Zhè shì gōngrén men xuèhàn huàn lái de chéngguǒ.

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

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).

血 xuè

汗 hàn