胼手胝足
pián​shǒu​zhī​zú

toil

  • created sense approved 胼手胝足 · pián​shǒu​zhī​zú · toil

    胼手胝足

    pián​shǒu​zhī​zú

    toil

    to work extremely hard or laboriously, literally describing hands and feet covered in calluses from manual labor

    我们的先辈在这一片荒原上胼手胝足，辛勤耕耘，才有了今天的绿洲。

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    created sense