自找苦吃 zì zhǎo kǔ chī

to bring trouble on oneself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bring trouble on oneself

Characters

Character Meaning
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
找 zhǎo HSK 2
to look for; to try to find; to find
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
吃 chī HSK 1
to eat; to consume; to eat at (a cafeteria etc)