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千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
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to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations;
with difficulty;
after some effort
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苦差
kǔ chāi
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hard task;
difficult mission;
arduous and unrewarding undertaking;
drudgery;
grind;
chore
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苦练
kǔ liàn
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to train hard;
to practice diligently;
hard work;
blood, sweat, and tears
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何苦
hé kǔ
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why bother?;
is it worth the trouble?
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苦楚
kǔ chǔ
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suffering;
misery;
pain (esp. psychological)
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苦瓜
kǔ guā
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bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
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吃苦头
chī kǔ tou
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to suffer;
to suffer for one's actions;
to pay dearly;
to burn one's fingers
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同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
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shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows;
for better or for worse
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埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
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to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work;
to make an all-out effort;
up to the neck in work
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苦战
kǔ zhàn
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bitter struggle;
hard battle;
arduous effort
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含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
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to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship;
to bear one's cross
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苦水
kǔ shuǐ
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bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates);
suffering;
digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth;
fig. bitter complaint
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贫苦
pín kǔ
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poverty-stricken;
poor
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煞费苦心
shà fèi kǔ xīn
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to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking;
at the cost of a lot of effort
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苦心
kǔ xīn
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painstaking effort;
to take a lot of trouble;
laborious at pains
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苦心经营
kǔ xīn jīng yíng
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to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
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孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
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solitary and impoverished (idiom)
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疾苦
jí kǔ
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pain and difficulties;
suffering (of the people)
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苦命
kǔ mìng
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hard lot;
bitter fate;
unfortunate
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劳苦
láo kǔ
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to toil;
hard work
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命苦
mìng kǔ
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to be born under an ill star
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苦不堪言
kǔ bù kān yán
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to suffer unspeakable misery;
indescribably painful;
hellish
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苦干
kǔ gàn
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to work hard
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苦肉计
kǔ ròu jì
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the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence;
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不辞劳苦
bù cí láo kǔ
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to spare no effort
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