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Meaning of 苦

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苦HSK 4
Pinyin: kǔ
English Definition: bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
Chinese Definition:
①像胆汁或黄连的滋味，与“甘”相对：甘苦。苦胆。苦瓜。
②感觉难受的：苦境。苦海(原为佛教用语，后喻很苦的环境)。苦闷。含辛茹苦。吃苦耐劳。苦恼。
③为某种事所苦：苦雨。苦旱。苦夏。苦于(ａ．对某种情况感到苦脑；b．表示相比之下更苦些)。
④有耐心地，尽力地：苦劝。苦口婆心。刻苦。苦心孤诣。
⑤使受苦：那件事可苦了你啦！
⑥甘乐甜。
Antonyms: 甜 甘
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 艸
Pictophonetic:古 indicates the sound; 艹 (grass) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艹 [ cǎo ] grass, weed, plant, herb
    • 古 [ gǔ ] old, classic, ancient
Similar Characters: 芳 苷 吉 若 苫
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Example Words
痛苦HSK 5 tòng kǔ pain; suffering; painful; Classifiers: 个
艰苦HSK 5 jiān kǔ difficult; hard; arduous
辛苦HSK 4 xīn kǔ exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
刻苦HSK 5 kè kǔ hardworking; assiduous
苦难HSK 4 kǔ nàn suffering
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Example Sentences
1
lǎo shī
老师
，
nín
您
xīn kǔ
辛苦
le
了
。
Teacher, you have worked hard.
2
zhè ge
这个
huáng guā
黄瓜
yǒu diǎn
有点
kǔ
苦
。
This cucumber is a little bitter.
3
zhè zhǒng
这种
chá
茶
wèi dao
味道
kǔ sè
苦涩
。
This tea has a bitter and astringent taste.
4
nín
您
xīn kǔ
辛苦
le
了
，
lái
来
bēi
杯
chá ba
茶吧
。
You’ve worked hard, why not have a cup of tea?
5
ài qíng
爱情
yǒu shí
有时
huì
会
gěi
给
rén
人
dài lái
带来
tòng kǔ
痛苦
。
Love can sometimes bring pain to people.
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