吃苦耐劳

Traditional: 吃苦耐勞

chī kǔ nài láo

Dictionary entry

hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)

What does 吃苦耐劳 mean?

吃苦耐劳 (chī kǔ nài láo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)

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吃chīto eat; to consume · to eat at (a cafeteria etc)苦kǔbitter · hardship 耐nài(bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand 劳Láosurname Lao

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