埋头苦干

máitóu-kǔgàn

to bury oneself in hard work (idiom); to work with total dedication

HSK 7-9

Pronunciation

máitóu-kǔgàn

他埋头苦干了三年，终于完成了这部巨著。

tā máitóu-kǔgàn le sān nián, zhōngyú wánchéng le zhè bù jùzhù.

He buried himself in hard work for three years and finally completed this magnum opus.

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