What does 埋头苦干 mean in Chinese?
埋头苦干 (máitóu-kǔgàn) means to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
埋头苦干
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
02
to make an all-out effort
03
up to the neck in work
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 埋头苦干
How do you pronounce 埋头苦干?
埋头苦干 is pronounced máitóu-kǔgàn.
Is 埋头苦干 an HSK word?
埋头苦干 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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