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起早贪黑

qǐ zǎo tān hēi

4-character word Traditional 起早貪黑

What 起早贪黑 means

1. to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late

The characters in 起早贪黑

• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up
• 早zǎoearly; morning; Good morning!
• 贪tānto have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy
• 黑hēiblack; dark; sinister

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