刻苦钻研 in English ke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to study diligently

Simplified Characters

刻 苦 钻 研

Traditional Characters

刻 苦 鑽 研

Pinyin

ke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

刻ke4quarter (hour) 苦ku3bitter 钻zuan1variant of 鑽|钻[zuan4] 研yan2to grind