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tired / weary / to strain / to wear out / to work hard
HSK 1
(idiom) hard work can make up for lack of natural talent
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard
to work hard for / to do all one can / to contend strongly
HSK 7-9
lit. to shed skin, drop flesh / to work as hard as possible / to work one's butt off
to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail
to work hard / to look after
HSK 7-9
bitter work / hard toil / (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
HSK 7-9
to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears
HSK 7-9
exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s)
HSK 5
to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short
HSK 7-9
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
to fight bravely / (fig.) to struggle / to work hard
to accelerate at full power (idiom); at full speed / fig. to work as hard as possible
to work hard without complaint (idiom)
to toil / hard work
(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
to work hard / to do one's very best / to throw oneself into the task at hand
to work hard / to try to make a living
(Internet slang) guy who grew up in the countryside and gained a foothold in the city through hard work
to get rich through hard work
lit. the clumsy bird flies early (idiom); fig. to work hard to compensate for one's limited abilities
after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) / the vicissitudes of life
to work hard / to toil
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends
lit. the child sells the father's farm without regret (idiom) / fig. to sell one's inheritance without a second thought for how hard one's forebears worked for it
lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs
toil / hard work
to make an effort / to push for sth / to work hard
to work hard
to tax one's mind and body / demanding (work) / dedicated (worker) / hard-working
lit. navigating a boat against the current (idiom) / fig. in a tough environment (one needs to work hard)
to work as one (idiom); united in a concerted effort / working hard together
(idiom) to build up the country through thrift and hard work
to work hard towards a turnaround / to fight to reverse sth
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently
(fig.) sweat and toil; hard work
hard work / laborious effort / painstaking work
to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble / to work hard at sth
lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil / work especially hard
lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) / fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work / fig. to act stupidly


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