HSK 3.0 Vocabulary
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HSK 4 · adjective

苦

kǔ

bitter; hard; to suffer (苦)

这个药有点儿苦。

Zhège yào yǒudiǎnr kǔ.

This medicine is a bit bitter.

医院的工作人员很辛苦。

Yīyuàn de gōngzuò rényuán hěn xīnkǔ.

The hospital staff work very hard.

这种药的味道很苦。

Zhè zhǒng yào de wèidào hěn kǔ.

The taste of this medicine is very bitter.

您辛苦了,请休息一下。

Nín xīnkǔ le, qǐng xiūxi yíxià.

You've worked hard; please take a rest.

← 口语kǒuyǔ 快餐kuàicān →
辛苦 xīnkǔ hard; exhausting; toilsome; to work hard 艰苦 jiānkǔ hard; arduous; difficult; tough; strenuous 酸甜苦辣 suān-tián-kǔ-là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy; the ups and downs of life 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; suffering; painful; miserable 吃苦 chīkǔ to endure hardship; to bear hardships 愁眉苦脸 chóuméi-kǔliǎn frowning and worried; wearing a sad, troubled look 何苦 hékǔ why bother; why take the trouble 刻苦 kèkǔ hardworking; diligent; assiduous 苦尽甘来 kǔjìn-gānlái after suffering comes happiness; hard times give way to good 苦难 kǔnàn suffering; hardship; misery 苦恼 kǔnǎo worried; distressed; troubled 苦涩 kǔsè bitter and astringent; bitter (in taste or feeling)
HSK 3.0 Vocabulary

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