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积劳成疾

jīláochéngjí

Traditional: 積勞成疾

to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork

Character Breakdown

积
jī
to store up, to amass, to accumulate
HSK 4
劳
láo
to labor, to toil; to do manual work
HSK 5
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3
疾
jí
sickness, illness, disease; to envy, to hate
HSK 6

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