焚膏繼晷 fén gāo jì guǐ

burn the midnight oil; work day and night

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day

Characters

Character Meaning
焚 fén
to burn
膏 gāo HSK 4
ointment; paste; to apply (cream, ointment)
繼 jì
to continue; to go on with; to follow after
晷 guǐ
sundial