No. 4,840 in Chinese
苦干
"苦干" means to work hard or toil diligently, often under difficult conditions.
In a sentence
他为了完成项目而日夜苦干。
He worked tirelessly day and night to complete the project.
苦干 is used as an action verb indicating intensive and hard work carried out persistently.
这种精神需要我们长时间苦干才能培养出来。
Such a spirit can only be cultivated through prolonged hard work.
苦干 here suggests the commitment to hard work as an essential factor for developing a spirit.
尽管条件很差，他们还是苦干坚持完成了任务。
Despite the poor conditions, they still persisted and completed the task through hard work.
苦干 illustrates how hard work can overcome difficulties and lead to successful task completion.
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