宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí

diligently attending to official matters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. diligently attending to official matters
  2. 2. to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
宵 xiāo HSK 6
night
衣 yī HSK 1
clothes; Kangxi radical 145; to wear
旰 gàn
evening; sunset
食 shí HSK 5
to eat; food; animal feed