茹苦含辛 rú kǔ hán xīn

bitter hardship; to bear one's cross

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. bitter hardship
  2. 2. to bear one's cross

Characters

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