活受罪 huó shòu zuì

(coll.) to go through sheer hell

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (coll.) to go through sheer hell

Characters

Character Meaning
活 huó HSK 4
to live; alive; living
受 shòu HSK 4
(passive marker); to receive; to accept
罪 zuì HSK 6
crime; guilt; fault