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埋头苦干 (mái tóu kǔ gàn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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埋头苦干 (mái tóu kǔ gàn): Work hard without pause — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

埋头苦干 consists of 4 characters.

to bury, to cover up

trunk; main part; do; work

How to Use 埋头苦干 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 埋头苦干 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verbwith一直

yī一

zhí直

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

neutral

keep working hard

Auxiliary Verb + Verbwith需要

xū需

yào要

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

Noun Phrasewith精神

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

de的

jīng精

shén神

Verb + Objectwith发扬

fā发

yáng扬

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

Example Sentences with 埋头苦干

tā他

měi每

tiān天

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn

neutral

need to work hard

formal

the spirit of hard work

formal

Written

carry forward hard work

干

，

nǔ努

lì力

xué学

xí习

。

He works hard and studies diligently every day.

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

zǒng总

shì是

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

，

lián连

zhōu周

mò末

dōu都

bù不

xiū休

xi息

。

He has been working hard without pause recently, not even resting on weekends.

zài在

kē科

yán研

lǐng领

yù域

，

zhǐ只

yǒu有

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

cái才

néng能

qǔ取

dé得

tū突

pò破

xìng性

jìn进

zhǎn展

。

In the field of scientific research, only by working hard without pause can one achieve breakthrough progress.

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wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dōu都

zài在

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

。

To complete this project, the entire team is working hard and diligently.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zǒng总

shì是

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

，

miàn面

duì对

kùn困

nán难

，

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

bào抱

yuàn

jǐn尽

guǎn管

miàn面

lín临

zhū诸

duō多

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

tā

gàn干

，

ér而

bù不

xún寻

qiú求

tuán团

duì队

xié协

zuò作

ne呢

？

Why do you always work hard without pause instead of seeking team collaboration?

ér而

shì是

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

lì利

yòng用

le了

xiàn现

yǒu有

zī资

yuán源

。

He did not work hard without pause; instead, he cleverly utilized existing resources.

怨

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

，

zuì最

zhōng终

qǔ取

dé得

le了

chéng成

gōng功

。

Faced with difficulties, he didn't complain but chose to work hard and diligently, ultimately achieving success.

她

yī依

rán然

mái埋

tóu头

kǔ苦

gàn干

，

bìng并

zuì最

zhōng终

huò获

dé得

le了

jìn晋

shēng升

。

Despite facing many challenges, she still worked hard without pause and eventually got promoted.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 埋头苦干.

Words with 埋

埋伏mái fú
埋怨mán yuàn
埋没mái mò
埋葬mái zàng
埋藏mái cáng

Words with 头

头发tóu faHSK 3
一头yì tóu
上头shàng tóu
丫头yā tou
从头cóng tóu
低头dī tóu
兆头zhào tou
关头guān tóu

Words with 苦

辛苦xīn kǔHSK 4
何苦hé kǔ
刻苦kè kǔ
受苦shòu kǔ
吃苦chī kǔ
挖苦wā kǔ
痛苦tòng kǔ
艰苦jiān kǔ

Words with 干

干净gān jìngHSK 3
干杯gān bēiHSK 4
饼干bǐng gānHSK 4
干事gàn shi
干劲gàn jìn
干吗gàn má
干啥gàn shá
干戈gān gē