pí yú bēn mìng

Traditional: 疲於奔命

疲于奔命 (pí yú bēn mìng) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) terribly busy
  2. 2up to one's ears in work

Characters in 疲于奔命

疲pí · weary于yú · to go奔bēn · to hurry命mìng · life

Related words

关于pertaining to于to go于(of time or place) in; at; on于surname Yu生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)对于regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to终于at last命life命令order属于to belong to; to fall under (a category)救命to save sb's life于是thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

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