任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
to work hard without complaint
Character by character
任rèn
bear
bear
劳láo
toil
toil
任rèn
bear
bear
怨yuàn
blame
blame
Example
她在这个岗位上任劳任怨地干了二十年。
She’s worked in this post for twenty years without a word of complaint.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Bearing both the hard work and the criticism that comes with it.
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