做牛做马 zuò niú zuò mǎ

to slave away for someone; work very hard

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

Characters

Character Meaning
做 zuò HSK 1
to do; to make; to engage in
牛 niú HSK 2
cow; ox; bull
做 zuò HSK 1
to do; to make; to engage in
马 mǎ HSK 3
horse; surname Ma