苦瓜 kǔ guā

bitter melon; bitter gourd

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 28305th word

Definitions

  1. 1. bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)

Characters

Character Meaning
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
瓜 guā HSK 2
melon; gourd; squash