埋头苦干 máitóu-kǔgàn to bury oneself in work (idiom)
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work; to make an all-out effort; up to the neck in work
How to remember 埋头苦干: 埋 to bury + 头 head + 苦 bitter + 干 do = to bury oneself in work (idiom).
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- Idiom: bury one's head and toil away - work hard with total focus: 埋头苦干了三年 (máitóu-kǔgàn le sān nián) grafted away for three years.
- Praises quiet, dedicated hard work without fanfare. Written and spoken.