惨淡经营 cǎn dàn jīng yíng

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 62507th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
惨 cǎn HSK 6
tragic; miserable; wretched
淡 dàn HSK 5
light in color; tasteless; diluted
经 jīng HSK 2
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through
营 yíng HSK 5
to operate; to manage; camp