苦心经营 kǔ xīn jīng yíng

to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 33614th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts

Characters

Character Meaning
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
经 jīng HSK 2
abbr. for economics 经济jīng jì; to pass through
营 yíng HSK 5
to operate; to manage; camp