| 努力 | nǔ lì | to make an effort / to try hard / to strive / hard-working / conscientious | ![]() |
| 劳心劳力 | láo xīn láo lì | to tax one's mind and body / demanding (work) / dedicated (worker) / hard-working | ![]() |
| 崭劲 | zhǎn jìn | very hard-working / assiduous | ![]() |
| 孩奴 | hái nú | "a slave to one's children", hard-working parents who would do everything to ensure their children's well-being, in disregard of their own needs | ![]() |
| 奔奔族 | bēn bēn zú | lit. Rushing Clan, generation born between 1975-1985 and China's most hedonistic and hard-working social group (netspeak) | ![]() |
| 刻苦耐劳 | kè kǔ nài láo | to bear hardships and work hard (idiom) / assiduous and long-suffering / hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity | ![]() |
