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| Pronunciation |
: |
kǔ |
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| Meaning |
: |
- bitter. (adj)
- hard. (adj)
- be hard on. (v)
- suffer from. (v)
- painstakingly. (adv)
- suffering. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
艹 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
苦 |
| Usage |
: |
19.2% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 4. |
|
|
: |
depressed; downhearted |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
distressed; vexed; worried |
| 6. |
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|
: |
suffer for it; bear hardships |
| 8. |
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|
: |
agony; pain; suffering |
Sentences:
| 1. We have tasted the sweets and bitters of life. |
| wǒ |
men |
cháng |
dào |
le |
rén |
shēng |
de |
suān |
tián |
kǔ |
là |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
尝 |
到 |
了 |
人 |
生 |
的 |
酸 |
甜 |
苦 |
辣 |
。 |
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| 我们 |
: |
we |
| 尝 |
: |
taste |
| 到 |
: |
used as a verb complement |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 人生 |
: |
life |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 酸 |
: |
sour |
| 甜 |
: |
sweet |
| 苦 |
: |
bitter |
| 辣 |
: |
hot; spicy |
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| 2. She suffered the tortures of toothaches. |
| tā |
yīn |
yá |
tòng |
ér |
tòng |
kǔ |
。 |
| 她 |
因 |
牙 |
痛 |
而 |
痛 |
苦 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
he |
| 因 |
: |
because of |
| 牙痛 |
: |
toothaches |
| 而 |
: |
and |
| 痛苦 |
: |
agony; pain; suffering |
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| 3. Why are you bothering to do it? |
| nǐ |
hé |
kǔ |
zhè |
me |
zuò |
ne |
？ |
| 你 |
何 |
苦 |
这 |
么 |
做 |
呢 |
？ |
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| 你 |
: |
you |
| 何苦 |
: |
why bother; is it worth the trouble |
| 这么 |
: |
like this |
| 做 |
: |
do |
| 呢 |
: |
used at the end of a special, rhetorical or alternative question to indicate a question |
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| 4. He suffered from poverty all his life. |
| tā |
yī |
shēng |
shòu |
pín |
qióng |
zhī |
kǔ |
。 |
| 他 |
一 |
生 |
受 |
贫 |
穷 |
之 |
苦 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 一生 |
: |
all one’s life; throughout one’s life |
| 受 |
: |
suffer |
| 贫穷 |
: |
poverty |
| 之 |
: |
particle |
| 苦 |
: |
suffering |
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