苦口 kǔ kǒu

lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良药苦口liáng yào kǔ kǒu)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良药苦口liáng yào kǔ kǒu)
  2. 2. fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)

Characters

Character Meaning
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth