慘淡經營 cǎn dàn jīng yíng

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
慘 cǎn
tragic; miserable; wretched
淡 dàn HSK 5
light in color; tasteless; diluted
經 jīng
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through
營 yíng
to operate; to manage; camp