栉风沐雨 zhì fēng mù yǔ

fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather
  2. 2. lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
栉 zhì
comb; to comb; to eliminate
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
沐 mù HSK 6
to bathe; to cleanse; to receive
雨 yǔ HSK 1
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall