刻苦 kè kǔ

hardworking; assiduous

HSK 5

Word data

HSK 5
Frequency 14800th word

Definitions

  1. 1. hardworking
  2. 2. assiduous

Characters

Character Meaning
刻 kè HSK 3
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship