Word information
Simplified埋头苦干
Traditional埋頭苦幹
Pinyinmáitóu-kǔgàn
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
埋头苦干
máitóu-kǔgàn · to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; to make an all-out effort; up to the neck in work
Character breakdown
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How to learn 埋头苦干
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