Definition & Meaning

sweat and toil; blood and sweat; hard work

Word usage

xuè hàn

血 汗

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n.sweat and toil; blood and sweat; hard work
- xuè hàn gōng chǎng
  血汗工厂
  sweatshop
- liáng shi shì nóng mín yòng xuè hàn huàn de
  粮食是农民用血汗换的。
  The grain crop was obtained through the sweat and toil of the peasants.
- xuè hàn zhì dù
  血汗制度
  sweating system
- xuè hàn láo dòng
  血汗劳动
  sweated labour
- xuè hàn suǒ dé
  血汗所得
  earnings from hard work
- zhè shì yòng láo dòng rén mín de xuè hàn jiàn de
  这是用劳动人民的血汗建的。
  It was built with the blood and sweat of the labouring people.

Word usage

common measure word
"血汗" is often matched with measure word "滴".
- 一滴血汗
  one drop of blood and sweat

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