苦心孤诣(kǔ xīn gū yì)

4 charactersTrad. 苦心孤詣

to make painstaking efforts (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
kǔ xīn gū yì
Meaning
to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
苦心孤詣

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