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埋頭苦幹

mái tóu kǔ gàn

C1–C2 Level 7

埋頭苦幹 (mái tóu kǔ gàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  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

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Related words at this level

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).