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吃苦耐劳
吃苦耐勞
chīkǔnàiláo
1. hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)

Character Breakdown

吃
chī
to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
HSK 1 6 丶
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4 8 丶
耐
nài
to resist, to bear; patient, enduring
HSK 4 9 丶
劳
láo
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
HSK 5 7 丶

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