勤勞不虞匱乏 qín láo bù yú kuì fá

Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
勤 qín HSK 5
diligent; hardworking; industrious
勞 láo
labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
虞 yú
surname Yu; to worry; to anticipate
匱 kuì
to lack; lacking; exhausted
乏 fá HSK 5
short of; tired