埋头苦干

máitóu-kǔgàn

to bury oneself in work

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 埋頭苦幹
Dictionary entry

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

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埋
头
苦
干

See it in sentences

他埋头苦干了一整天。

Tā máitóu-kǔgàn le yì zhěng tiān.

English

He buried himself in work all day long.

你还在埋头苦干吗？

Nǐ hái zài máitóu-kǔgàn ma?

English

Are you still toiling away head down?

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埋
头
苦
干

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