Word information
Simplified焚膏继晷
Traditional焚膏繼晷
Pinyinfén gāo jì guǐ
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
焚膏继晷
fén gāo jì guǐ · to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day
Character breakdown
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How to learn 焚膏继晷
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Words with the same characters
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继续jìxù
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
牙膏yágāotoothpaste; CL:管[guan3]
继承jìchéngto inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)
焚烧fénshāoto burn; to set on fire
继jìto continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
继而jì’érthen; afterwards