起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

Characters

Character Meaning
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
早 zǎo HSK 2
early; morning; Good morning!
貪 tān
greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for
黑 hēi HSK 2
black; dark; illegal