惨淡经营

cǎndànjīngyíng

keep (an enterprise, etc.) going by painstaking effort; take great pains to carry on one's work under difficult circumstances

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keep an enterprise going by painstaking effort

【经】 careful throughout plans

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keep an enterprise going by painstaking effort

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can3 dan4 jing1 ying2

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

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惨淡经营

cǎn dàn jīng yíng

keep (an enterprise, etc.) going by painstaking effort; take great pains to carry on one's work under difficult circumstances; carry out management painstakingly; do sth. with painstaking efforts; work hard against difficulties to keep one's business going:

他们惨淡经营的事业也以失败而告终。 The cause they contrived so painstakingly also ended in failure.

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慘淡經營|惨淡经营 [cǎn dàn jīng yíng] ► to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)