任劳任怨 (任勞任怨)
rèn láo rèn yuàn
Pinyin
Definition
任劳任怨 (任勞任怨)
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- to work hard without complaint (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surname Ren
- 2 Ren County 任縣|任县[Rén Xiàn] in Hebei
- 1 any
- 2 whatever
- 3 whichever
- 4 whatsoever
- 1 any
- 2 arbitrary
- 3 at will
- 4 at random
- 1 to complain
- 2 to grumble
- 3 to harbor a complaint
- 4 to feel dissatisfied
Idioms (20)
以德报怨
- 1 to return good for evil (idiom)
- 2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨,以德报德
- 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
任人唯亲
- 1 to appoint people by favoritism (idiom); nepotism
- 2 corrupt appointment
任人唯贤
- 1 to appoint people according to their merits (idiom); appointment on the basis of ability and integrity
任人宰割
- 1 to get trampled on (idiom)
- 2 to be taken advantage of
Sample Sentences
我任劳任怨做牛做马忍了多久了?还要忍啊!你看过办公室里的那片大玻璃窗吗?应该是我站在那儿俯瞰整个城市啊!为什么是那个没脑的花瓶?那明明该是我的办公室,我的玻璃窗啊!
How long have I been working like a dog and putting up with everything they throw at me? And you want me to stick it out! Have you seen the large window in the office? It should be me standing there looking down on the whole city! Why is it that brainless bimbo? It should be my office and my window!