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酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
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sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot;
fig. the joys and sorrows of life
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不辞辛苦
bù cí xīn kǔ
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to make nothing of hardships
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苦笑
kǔ xiào
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to force a smile;
a bitter laugh
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艰苦奋斗
jiān kǔ fèn dòu
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to struggle arduously
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苦功
kǔ gōng
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hard work;
laborious effort;
painstaking work
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苦役
kǔ yì
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forced labor;
corvée;
penal servitude
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吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
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hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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苦口婆心
kǔ kǒu pó xīn
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earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
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苦活
kǔ huó
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bitter work;
sweated labor
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苦行
kǔ xíng
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ascetic practice
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叫苦
jiào kǔ
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to whine about hardships;
to complain of one's bitter lot;
to complain;
to grumble
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甘苦
gān kǔ
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good times and hardships;
joys and tribulations;
for better or for worse
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良苦用心
liáng kǔ yòng xīn
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to ponder earnestly;
to give a lot of thought to sth
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苦刑
kǔ xíng
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torture;
corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)
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苦味
kǔ wèi
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bitter taste;
bitterness
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苦大仇深
kǔ dà chóu shēn
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great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment
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苦思
kǔ sī
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to think hard;
bitter thoughts;
to pour out one's sufferings
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苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng
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to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard;
to rack one's brains
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勤学苦练
qín xué kǔ liàn
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to study diligently;
to train assiduously
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悲苦
bēi kǔ
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forlorn;
miserable
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凄苦
qī kǔ
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bleak;
miserable
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愁苦
chóu kǔ
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anxiety;
distress
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忆苦思甜
yì kǔ sī tián
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to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
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苦劳
kǔ láo
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toil;
hard work
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苦境
kǔ jìng
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grievance;
dire straits
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