苦心孤诣

kǔ xīn gū yì

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1. to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble
2. to work hard at sth

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Child Words of 苦心孤诣

• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 苦 苦 kǔ: bitter
• 苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn: painstaking effort
• 孤 孤 gū: lone
• 诣 诣 yì: to go (to visit a superior)