刻苦耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo

to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2. hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity

Characters

Character Meaning
刻 kè HSK 3
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
耐 nài HSK 4
able to tolerate; capable of enduring; durable
勞 láo
labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)