積勞成疾 jī láo chéng jí

DEFINITIONS

  1. to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork

CHARACTERS

積 jī accumulate, store up, amass
勞 láo labor, toil, do manual work
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
疾 jí
HSK 6
illness, disease, sickness; to hate