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Meaning of 苦

Pinyin kǔ

Radical

艹

Strokes

Definition

bitter / intensely / miserable / painful

Usage

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吃苦 chī kǔ

to bear hardships

困苦 kùn kǔ

deprivation / distressed / miserable

艰难困苦 jiān nán kùn kǔ

difficulties and hardships

埋头苦干 mái tóu kǔ gàn

to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work / to make an all-out effort / up to the neck in work

苦不堪言 kǔ bù kān yán

to suffer unspeakable misery / indescribably painful / hellish

艰苦奋斗 jiān kǔ fèn dòu

to struggle arduously

苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn

earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

艰苦卓绝 jiān kǔ zhuó jué

extremely hard and bitter ... / being distressed and lofty

孤苦 gū kǔ

alone and helpless

苦役 kǔ yì

forced labor / corvée / penal servitude

刻苦 kè kǔ

hardworking / assiduous

苦劝 kǔ quàn

Persuade

忆苦 yì kǔ

recall past sufferings

苦恼 kǔ nǎo

vexed / distressed

悲苦 bēi kǔ

forlorn / miserable

愁苦 chóu kǔ

anxiety / distress

愁眉苦脸 chóu méi kǔ liǎn

to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable

自找苦吃 zì zhǎo kǔ chī

to bring trouble on oneself

挖苦 wā kǔ

to speak sarcastically / to make cutting remarks

苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard / to rack one's brains

冥思苦想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng

to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard / to rack one's brains

凄苦 qī kǔ

bleak / miserable

凄风苦雨 qī fēng kǔ yǔ

lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances

艰苦朴素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù

leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)

苦楝树 kǔ liàn shù

Neem tree

苦楚 kǔ chǔ

suffering / misery / pain (esp. psychological)

苦楝 kǔ liàn

chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

苦行僧 kǔ xíng sēng

a person who lives a life of self-denial and mortification / ascetic monk

苦涩 kǔ sè

bitter and astringent / pained / agonized

煞费苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn

to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking / at the cost of a lot of effort

苦熬 kǔ áo

to endure (years of suffering)

痛苦 tòng kǔ

pain / suffering / painful / CL:個|个[ge4]

苦瓜 kǔ guā

bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)

同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ

shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows / for better or for worse

酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life

疾苦 jí kǔ

pain and difficulties / suffering (of the people)

粒粒皆辛苦 lì lì jiē xīn kǔ

Hard work

穷苦 qióng kǔ

impoverished / destitute

苦笑 kǔ xiào

to force a smile / a bitter laugh

苦练 kǔ liàn

to train hard / to practice diligently / hard work / blood, sweat, and tears

吃苦耐劳 chī kǔ nài láo

hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)

含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ

to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship / to bear one's cross

孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng

solitary and impoverished (idiom)

艰苦 jiān kǔ

difficult / hard / arduous

艰苦创业 jiān kǔ chuàng yè

arduously start a business / pioneer an enterprise with painstaking efforts

贫苦 pín kǔ

poverty-stricken / poor

辛苦 xīn kǔ

exhausting / hard / tough / arduous / to work hard / to go to a lot of trouble / hardship(s)

苦苦 kǔ kǔ

strenuously / persistently / hard / painful

苦难 kǔ nàn

suffering

何苦 hé kǔ

why bother? / is it worth the trouble?

苦头 kǔ tou

sufferings

苦于 kǔ yú

to suffer from (a disadvantage)

苦战 kǔ zhàn

bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort

受苦 shòu kǔ

to suffer hardship

苦闷 kǔ mèn

depressed / dejected / feeling low

苦心 kǔ xīn

painstaking effort / to take a lot of trouble / laborious at pains

苦衷 kǔ zhōng

secret trouble / sorrow / difficulties

自讨苦吃 zì tǎo kǔ chī

to ask for trouble (idiom) / to make a rod for one's own back

诉苦 sù kǔ

to grumble / to complain / grievance

苦心孤诣 kǔ xīn gū yì

to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble / to work hard at sth

苦读 kǔ dú

mug / swot / study hard

辛辛苦苦 xīn xīn kǔ kǔ

painstakingly / with great trouble

千辛万苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ

to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort

不辞辛苦 bù cí xīn kǔ

to make nothing of hardships

叫苦不迭 jiào kǔ bu dié

to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly / incessant grievances