甘之如饴 gān zhī rú yí

to accept hardship gladly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 88556th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
  2. 2. a glutton for punishment

Characters

Character Meaning
甘 gān HSK 6
sweet; willing
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
饴 yí
maltose syrup