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埋头苦干

máitóu-kǔgàn

Traditional: 埋頭苦幹

up to the neck in work

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Meaning of 埋头苦干 in English

máitóu-kǔgànHSK 7–9Syllabus #8134
  1. up to the neck in work
  2. to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
  3. to make an all-out effort

Characters

埋 on its own →
mái · to bury

HSK words with 埋

埋HSK 6埋藏HSK 7–9埋伏HSK 7–9埋没HSK 7–9埋葬HSK 7–9埋怨HSK 7–9
头 on its own →
tóu · classifier for pigs or livestock

HSK words with 头

头HSK 2头发HSK 3点头HSK 4馒头HSK 4抬头HSK 4头痛HSK 4低头HSK 5里头HSK 5木头HSK 5石头HSK 5
苦 on its own →
kǔ · bitter

HSK words with 苦

苦HSK 4辛苦HSK 4艰苦HSK 5痛苦HSK 5酸甜苦辣HSK 5吃苦HSK 7–9何苦HSK 7–9刻苦HSK 7–9苦难HSK 7–9苦恼HSK 7–9
干 on its own →
gàn · to manage

HSK words with 干

干HSK 3干净HSK 3饼干HSK 4干杯HSK 4干活儿HSK 4能干HSK 5干脆HSK 6干旱HSK 6干扰HSK 6干燥HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences