寒窗 (hán chuāng) — (idiom) the years of hard study in poverty; the difficulties of a poor student persevering in their studies
Definition
Idiom for the long years of studying in poverty, often in the phrase 寒窗苦读. Used in writing to evoke the hardship of a scholar's path to success.
idiom
the years of hard study in povertythe difficulties of a poor student persevering in their studies
Examples
- 寒窗，。Jīng guò shí nián hán chuāng, tā zhōng yú kǎo shàng le lǐ xiǎng de dà xué.After ten years of hard study in poverty, he finally got into his dream university.
- 寒窗，。hán chuāng Kǔ dú de rì zi suī rán xīn kǔ, dàn hěn zhí dé.The days of hard study under difficult conditions, though tough, were well worth it.
- ，寒窗。Tā chū shēn pín hán, quán píng hán chuāng huàn lái jīn tiān de chéng jiù.He came from a poor family and achieved today's success entirely through years of hard study.
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