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埋头苦干

mái tóu kǔ gàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
  2. 2. to make an all-out effort
  3. 3. up to the neck in work

Child Words of 埋头苦干

干
gān

dry

埋
mái

to bury

干
gàn

tree trunk

苦
kǔ

bitter

头
tóu

head

埋头
mái tóu

to immerse oneself in

苦干
kǔ gàn

to work hard