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日出而作，日入而息【rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī】

lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

日出而作，日入而息【rì chū ér zuò , rì rù ér xī】

lit. to get up at sunrise and work until sunset (proverb)
fig. to lead a plain and hardworking life

日

HSK 11

含义sun; day; daytime

拼音rì

出

HSK 11

含义go out, send out; stand; produce

拼音chū

而

HSK 23

含义and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

拼音ér

作

HSK 11

含义make; work; compose, write; act, perform

拼音zuò

入

HSK 21

含义enter, come in(to), join

拼音rù

息

HSK 12

含义rest, put stop to, end, cease

拼音xī