苦干

苦幹
kǔgàn
to work hard

CEDICT

to work hard; to toil; to grind away

Wiktionary

辛苦奋力的工作。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
2 干 gàn
  1. tree trunk
  2. main part of sth
  3. to manage
  4. to work
  5. to do
  6. capable
  7. cadre
  8. to kill (slang)
  9. to fuck (vulgar)
  10. (coll.) pissed off
  11. annoyed

Containing this entry

埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn
  1. to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
  2. to make an all-out effort
  3. up to the neck in work

Related entries

劳碌 láolù
  1. to work hard
  2. to toil
打拼 dǎpīn
  1. to work hard
  2. to try to make a living
操劳 cāoláo
  1. to work hard
  2. to look after
他們不只是洗去汗水、汙垢和鎮日的操勞，同時也沉浸在閒話家常日常生活當中。

They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.

Source: Tatoeba

卖力 màilì
  1. to work hard
  2. to do one's very best
  3. to throw oneself into the task at hand
奋战 fènzhàn
  1. to fight bravely
  2. (fig.) to struggle
  3. to work hard
发奋 fāfèn
  1. to make an effort
  2. to push for sth
  3. to work hard
累 lèi
  1. tired
  2. weary
  3. to strain
  4. to wear out
  5. to work hard
我累了。

I'm tired.

I am tired.

Source: Tatoeba

辛苦 xīnkǔ
  1. exhausting
  2. hard
  3. tough
  4. arduous
  5. to work hard
  6. to go to a lot of trouble
  7. hardship(s)
辛苦啦！

Good work!

Source: Tatoeba