How to say [X] in Chinese

to work hard towards a turnaround

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打翻身仗

dǎ fān shēn zhàng

to work hard while accomplishing little

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劳而无功

láo ér wú gōng

to work hard without complaint (idiom)

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任劳任怨

rèn láo rèn yuàn

to work hectically

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跑跑颠颠

pǎo pǎo diān diān

to work high above the ground

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高空作业

gāo kōng zuò yè

to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits

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拆账

chāi zhàng

to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)

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上山下乡

shàng shān xià xiāng

to work in vain

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枉劳

wǎng láo

to work industriously

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实干

shí gàn

to work like a horse and toil like an ox

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当牛作马

dāng niú zuò mǎ

to work office hours

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坐班

zuò bān

to work on one's own

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单干

dān gàn

to work one's shift

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当班

dāng bān

to work out

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制订

zhì dìng

to work out a strategy

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筹谋

chóu móu

to work overtime

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加班

jiā bān

to work part-time while studying

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勤工俭学

qín gōng jiǎn xué

to work resourcefully

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巧干

qiǎo gān

to work solely on

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专司

zhuān sī

to work tirelessly

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卖命

mài mìng

to work to no avail (idiom)

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徒劳无功

tú láo wú gōng

to work together

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共事

gòng shì

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom)

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草率收兵

cǎo shuài shōu bīng

to work vaguely then retreat (idiom)

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草草收兵

cǎo cǎo shōu bīng