Definition
不辞劳苦 is a four-character idiom meaning "to spare no effort" or "to take great pains." Literally, 不辞 means "not to decline" and 劳苦 means "hardship and exhaustion," so the idiom implies willingly enduring hardship without complaint. You often see it used with 地 to form an adverbial phrase modifying a verb (e.g., 不辞劳苦地工作), or as the predicate describing someone's attitude or dedication.
idiom
to spare no effortto take great painsto go to great lengths
Examples
- ，不辞劳苦。Wèile wánchéng rènwu, tā bù cí láo kǔ de gōngzuò.He worked tirelessly to complete the task.
- 不辞劳苦，。Tā zhàogù bìngrén bù cí láo kǔ, dàjiā dōu hěn gǎndòng.She took great pains taking care of the patients, and everyone was moved.
- 不辞劳苦，。Yánjiū rényuán bù cí láo kǔ, zhōngyú qǔdé le tūpò.The researchers spared no effort and finally achieved a breakthrough.
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