十年寒窗
shí​nián​hán​chuāng

to study hard for many years (idiom)

  • created reference approved 十年寒窗 → 十载寒窗/十載寒窗 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十年寒窗 shí​nián​hán​chuāng

    十载寒窗 / 十載寒窗 shí​zǎi​hán​chuāng

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  • created reference approved 十年寒窗 → 十年窗下 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十年寒窗 shí​nián​hán​chuāng

    十年窗下 shí​nián​chuāng​xià

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  • created sense approved 十年寒窗 · shí​nián​hán​chuāng · to study hard for many years (idiom) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十年寒窗

    shí​nián​hán​chuāng

    to study hard for many years (idiom)

    To study diligently for a long time despite hardship; typically refers to many years of dedicated, lonely study in preparation for exams

    十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 年 (literal) → 年 · nián · year 寒窗 (literal) → 寒窗 · hán​chuāng · hard student life

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