起早贪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 57405th word

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!
贪 tān HSK 6
greedy; to covet; to have a voracious desire for
黑 hēi HSK 2
black; dark; illegal