Chinese–English

埋头苦干

mái tóu kǔ gàn · mai tou ku gan

Traditional 埋頭苦幹

Meaning

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

Put this word on your class page or blog. Keep the link under the frame, so people can find the word. More widgets

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context