Chinese Word: 惨淡经营 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to manage by painstaking effort (idiom)

1		nà nián 那年 dōng tiān 冬天， hěn duō 很多 fáng de chǎn shāng 房地产商 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营。 That winter was a hard time for most property developers.
2		tā men 他们 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营 de 的 shì yè 事业 yě 也 yǐ 以 shī bài 失败 ér 而 gào zhōng 告终。 The cause they contrived so painstakingly also ended in failure.
3		jǐ nián 几年 de 的 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营 hòu 后， shēng yi 生意 zhōng yú 终于 chū xiàn 出现 le 了 zhuǎn jī 转机。 After several years' hard work, the business finally turned around.
4		lǚ yóu yè 旅游业 zài 在 zǒu xià pō lù 走下坡路， xǔ duō 许多 jiǔ diàn 酒店 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营， rù bù fū chū 入不敷出。 Tourism are down and many hotels are operating in the red.
5		zhōu sì 周四， gēn jù 根据 líng shòu shāng 零售商 shí yī yuè fèn 十一月份 de 的 yè jì 业绩 bào gào 报告， kě wèi 可谓 shì 是 “ cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营 ” 。 Retailers are also expected to show grim results when they report their November sales on Thursday.

1		nà nián 那年 dōng tiān 冬天， hěn duō 很多 fáng de chǎn shāng 房地产商 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营。 That winter was a hard time for most property developers.
2		tā men 他们 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营 de 的 shì yè 事业 yě 也 yǐ 以 shī bài 失败 ér 而 gào zhōng 告终。 The cause they contrived so painstakingly also ended in failure.
3		jǐ nián 几年 de 的 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营 hòu 后， shēng yi 生意 zhōng yú 终于 chū xiàn 出现 le 了 zhuǎn jī 转机。 After several years' hard work, the business finally turned around.
4		lǚ yóu yè 旅游业 zài 在 zǒu xià pō lù 走下坡路， xǔ duō 许多 jiǔ diàn 酒店 cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营， rù bù fū chū 入不敷出。 Tourism are down and many hotels are operating in the red.
5		zhōu sì 周四， gēn jù 根据 líng shòu shāng 零售商 shí yī yuè fèn 十一月份 de 的 yè jì 业绩 bào gào 报告， kě wèi 可谓 shì 是 “ cǎn dàn 惨淡 jīng yíng 经营 ” 。 Retailers are also expected to show grim results when they report their November sales on Thursday.