埋头苦干 in English mai2 tou2 ku3 gan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to bury oneself in work (idiomatic expression); to be engrossed in work
  • to make an all-out effort
  • up to the neck in work

Simplified Characters

埋 头 苦 干

Traditional Characters

埋 頭 苦 幹

Pinyin

mai2 tou2 ku3 gan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

埋mai2to bury 头tou2head 苦ku3bitter 干gan4old variant of 乾|干[gan1]