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to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts

苦心经营
kǔ xīn jīng yíng
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) · to beat one's brains out费尽心机fèi jìn xīn jīto make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble · to work hard at sth苦心孤诣kǔ xīn gū yìto manage by painstaking effort (idiom)惨淡经营cǎn dàn jīng yíng
Antonyms
to stand aside and do nothing (idiom) · to take no part in撒手不管sā shǒu bù guǎn
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