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刻苦钻研
kè kǔ zuān yán
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to study diligently
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刻苦鑽研
kè kǔ zuān yán
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to study diligently
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劳心苦思
láo xīn kǔ sī
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to rack one's brains;
to think hard
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勞心苦思
láo xīn kǔ sī
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to rack one's brains;
to think hard
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勞苦
láo kǔ
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to toil;
hard work
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勤奋刻苦
qín fèn kè kǔ
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diligent;
assiduous
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勤奮刻苦
qín fèn kè kǔ
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diligent;
assiduous
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勤學苦練
qín xué kǔ liàn
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to study diligently;
to train assiduously
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勤苦
qín kǔ
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hardworking;
assiduous
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千辛萬苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
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to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations;
with difficulty;
after some effort
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叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
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to whine on for days (idiom);
to endlessly grumble complaints;
incessant whining
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叫苦連天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
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to whine on for days (idiom);
to endlessly grumble complaints;
incessant whining
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吃得苦中苦，方为人上人
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ ， fāng wéi rén shàng rén
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one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb);
no pain, no gain
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ ， fāng wéi rén shàng rén
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one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb);
no pain, no gain
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吃苦耐勞
chī kǔ nài láo
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hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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吃苦頭
chī kǔ tou
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to suffer;
to suffer for one's actions;
to pay dearly;
to burn one's fingers
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同甘苦
tóng gān kǔ
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to share joys and sorrows;
sharing good times and hard times;
same as 同甘共苦
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吐苦水
tǔ kǔ shuǐ
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to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth;
fig. to complain bitterly;
to pour out one's sufferings
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哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián ， yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
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to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom);
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering;
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
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啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián ， yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
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to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom);
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering;
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出
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嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
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sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
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埋頭苦幹
mái tóu kǔ gàn
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to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work;
to make an all-out effort;
up to the neck in work
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坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
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persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
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堅苦卓絕
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
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persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
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孤苦零丁
gū kǔ líng dīng
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variant of 孤苦伶仃[gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1]
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