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Definition(s) for: 刻苦耐劳

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
刻苦耐劳 kè kǔ nài láo - to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
- hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 100,640 69,707

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- quarter (hour)
- moment
- to carve
- to engrave
- to cut
- oppressive
- classifier for short time intervals
- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
nài- (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand
láo- (bound form) to toil; labor
- (bound form) laborer
- (bound form) meritorious deed
- (bound form) fatigue
- to put sb to the trouble (of doing sth)
- to express one's appreciation (Taiwan pr. [lao4])

Other Words Containing 刻苦耐劳

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo