艰苦奋斗 (jiān kǔ fèn dǒu) — to work hard and persevere in the face of difficulties; indomitable struggle
Definition
A four-character idiom for 'hard, persistent struggle against hardship' — typically used in formal, political, or motivational writing about sustained effort over time.
idiom
to work hard and persevere in the face of difficultiesindomitable struggle
Examples
- 艰苦奋斗。Lǎo yí bèi de gé mìng jiā kào jiān kǔ fèn dǒu dǎ xià le jiāng shān.The older generation of revolutionaries relied on hard struggle to build the country.
- 艰苦奋斗，。Gōng sī tí chàng jiān kǔ fèn dǒu de jīng shén, gǔ lì yuán gōng bú pà kùn nan.The company promotes the spirit of hard struggle and encourages employees not to fear difficulties.
- 艰苦奋斗，。Jīng guò shí nián de jiān kǔ fèn dǒu, tā zhōng yú chuàng yè chéng gōng le.After ten years of hard struggle, he finally succeeded in his startup.
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