起早贪黑

Traditional: 起早貪黑

qǐ zǎo tān hēi

Dictionary entry

to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

What does 起早贪黑 mean?

起早贪黑 (qǐ zǎo tān hēi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

Character breakdown

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起qǐto rise · to raise 早zǎoearly · morning 贪tānto have a voracious desire for · to covet 黑Hēishort name for Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]

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起早贪黑

qǐ zǎo tān hēi

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