日出而作，日入而息

rìchūérzuò,rìrùérxī
  1. lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
  2. fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 日出 rìchū sunrise
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works
4 日入 rìrù
  1. (literary) sunset
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 日, 入 (rù): daily income
  3. sunset
5 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
6 息 xī
  1. breath
  2. news
  3. interest (on an investment or loan)
  4. to cease
  5. to stop
  6. to rest
  7. Taiwan pr. xí