聚螢映雪 jù yíng yìng xuě

burning the midnight oil

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. burning the midnight oil
  2. 2. lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background

Characters

Character Meaning
聚 jù HSK 4
to gather together; to assemble; to congregate
螢 yíng
firefly; glow-worm
映 yìng HSK 5
to reflect (light); to shine
雪 xuě HSK 2
snow; snowfall; to clean