積勞成疾 jī láo chéng jí

fall ill from long hard work

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
積 jī
to accumulate; to amass; to store
勞 láo
labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
疾 jí HSK 6
disease; sickness; swift