惨淡经营 cǎn dàn jīng yíng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

CHARACTERS

惨 cǎn
HSK 6
sad, pitiful, wretched; cruel
淡 dàn
HSK 5
weak, watery; insipid, tasteless
经 jīng
HSK 2
classic works; pass through
营 yíng
HSK 5
encampment, barracks; manage