日出而作，日入而息 rì chū ér zuò ， rì rù ér xī

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
  2. fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

CHARACTERS

日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
作 zuò
HSK 1
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
日 rì
HSK 2
sun; day; daytime
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
息 xī
HSK 2
rest, put stop to, end, cease