任劳任怨

任勞任怨
rènláo-rènyuàn
idiom #42,273

Meanings

  1. 1 to work hard without complaint
  2. 2 to bear hardship and criticism without grumbling
  3. 3 uncomplaining and hardworking

Examples

HSK 6
Mǔqīn yíbèizi rènláo-rènyuàn, wèi jiātíng fùchū le yíqiè.
Mother spent her whole life working uncomplainingly, giving everything to the family.
HSK 7-9
Tā zài gōngsī rènláo-rènyuàn, shēn dé tóngshì jìngzhòng.
At the company she works tirelessly without complaint and is deeply respected by her colleagues.
HSK 7-9
Zhèwèi lǎo yuángōng rènláo-rènyuàn, shì gōngsī de dǐngliángzhù.
This veteran employee works hard and never complains - he's a pillar of the company.

Tips

history
Traced to Huan Kuan's Han-dynasty 《盐铁论·刺权》: 夫食万人之力者,蒙其忧,任其怨劳 - 'one who draws on the labor of ten thousand must bear their worries and shoulder their toil and resentment.' The phrase crystallized from this.
usage
here means 'to shoulder/bear' - bear the labor () and bear the complaints (). Strong praise; usually applied to dedicated workers, mothers, caretakers, long-serving officials.

Stroke Order

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