起早贪黑 in English qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

Simplified Characters

起 早 贪 黑

Traditional Characters

起 早 貪 黑

Pinyin

qi3 zao3 tan1 hei1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

起qi3to rise 早zao3early 贪tan1to have a voracious desire for 黑hei1abbr. for Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1]