朝乾夕惕 zhāo qián xī tì — diligent and vigilant from dawn to dusk

朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì

Characters: 朝 · 乾 · 夕 · 惕

Definitions

  1. diligent and vigilant from dawn to dusk

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

ExtDict

  1. 乾：乾乾，即自强不息
  2. 惕：小心谨慎。形容一天到晚勤奋谨慎，没有一点疏忽懈怠。

Examples

  • 他为官一生，朝乾夕惕，不敢懈怠。

    All his years in office, he was diligent and vigilant, never slack.

  • 创业者当朝乾夕惕，如临深渊。

    An entrepreneur should work diligently and vigilantly, as if treading on thin ice.