含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ

to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 31952nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
  2. 2. to bear one's cross

Characters

Character Meaning
含 hán HSK 5
to contain; to keep
辛 xīn HSK 4
(of taste) hot or pungent; laborious; suffering
茹 rú
to eat; vegetables; surname Ru
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship