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积劳成疾

jī láo chéng jí

4-character word Traditional 積勞成疾

What 积劳成疾 means

1. to accumulate work causes sickness (idiom); to fall ill from constant overwork

The characters in 积劳成疾

• 积jīto amass; to accumulate; to store up; (math) product (the result of multiplication)…
• 劳láo(bound form) to toil; labor; (bound form) laborer; (bound form) meritorious deed
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 疾jí(bound form) disease; ailment; (bound form) swift; (literary) to hate; to abhor

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