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焚膏继晷 (fén gāo jì guǐ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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焚膏继晷 (fén gāo jì guǐ): To work or study diligently from morning until late at night (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

焚 • fén • to burn

fén焚

to burn

膏 • gāo • fat, grease, ointment

gāo膏

fat, grease, ointment

继 • jì • following; after • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jì继

following; after

晷 • guǐ • sundial; time

guǐ晷

sundial; time

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Pinyinfén gāo jì guǐ

MeaningTo work or study diligently from morning until late at night, burning the midnight oil.

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Example Sentences with 焚膏继晷

wèi为

le了

zhǔn准

bèi备

kǎo考

shì试

，

tā他

fén焚

gāo膏

jì继

guǐ晷

dì地

xué学

xí习

。

To prepare for the exam, he studied diligently day and night.

zhè这

wèi位

kē科

xué学

jiā家

fén焚

gāo膏

jì继

guǐ晷

，

zhōng终

yú于

qǔ取

dé得

le了

tū突

pò破

。

This scientist worked tirelessly day and night and finally achieved a breakthrough.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 焚膏继晷.

Words with 焚

焚烧fén shāoburn / incinerate
心急如焚xīn jí rú fénbe extremely anxious / be in a great hurry
焚毁fén huǐburn down, destroy by fire
自焚zì fénself-immolation

Words with 膏

牙膏yá gāotoothpaste
唇膏chún gāolipstick; lip balm
石膏shí gāoplaster; gypsum
膏肓gāo huāngregion between heart and diaphragm; vital area

Words with 继

继续jì xùto carry on; continue
继承jì chénginherit; succeed; carry on
相继xiāng jìsuccessively / one after another
继母jì mǔStepmother

Words with 晷

日晷rìguǐsundial
昃晷zè guǐdeclining sun; late afternoon
晷度guǐdùmeasure of time; time interval
晷影guǐyǐngshadow of a sundial

药膏

yào gāo

ointment; salve

软膏ruǎn gāoointment; salve

病入膏肓bìng rù gāo huāngdisease has entered the region between heart and diaphragm; incurable condition

继父

jì fù

Stepfather

继而jì érAnd then

前赴后继qián fù hòu jìadvance in succession / follow in each other's footsteps

夜以继日yè yǐ jì rìday and night / round the clock

晷针

guǐzhēn

gnomon (of a sundial)