埋头苦干

Traditional: 埋頭苦幹

mái tóu kǔ gàn

Dictionary entry

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work

What does 埋头苦干 mean?

埋头苦干 (mái tóu kǔ gàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work

2to make an all-out effort

3up to the neck in work

Character breakdown

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埋máito bury 头tóuhead · hair style 苦kǔbitter · hardship 干gānold variant of 乾|干[gan1]

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How to pronounce 埋头苦干

埋头苦干

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