bitter; hardship, suffering

HSK 4 #634

DEFINITIONS

苦 kǔ
  • bitter
  • hardship
  • pain
  • to suffer
  • to bring suffering to
  • painstakingly

STROKES

WORDS

不迭 jiào kǔ bu dié to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly; incessant grievances
qīng kǔ destitute but honest; poor and simple; spartan; austere
主 kǔ zhǔ victim's family (esp. in murder case)
参 kǔ shēn liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
寒 kǔ hán bitter cold
心孤诣 kǔ xīn gū yì to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble; to work hard at sth
不胜其 bù shèng qí kǔ unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不勝其 bù shèng qí kǔ unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不辭勞 bù cí láo kǔ to spare no effort
不辭辛 bù cí xīn kǔ to make nothing of hardships
二遍 èr biàn kǔ second persecution
倒悬之 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
倒懸之 dào xuán zhī kǔ lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation; dire straits
水 dào kǔ shuǐ to pour out one's grievances
备尝辛 bèi cháng xīn kǔ to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
備嘗辛 bèi cháng xīn kǔ to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
bā kǔ the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
yuān kǔ suffering from injustice
冥思想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard; to rack one's brains
冥思索 míng sī kǔ suǒ to mull over (idiom); to think long and hard
努力 kè kǔ nǔ lì assiduous; taking great pains
学习 kè kǔ xué xí to study hard; assiduous
學習 kè kǔ xué xí to study hard; assiduous
耐劳 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
耐勞 kè kǔ nài láo to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering; hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity