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苦

HSK 4
P
kǔ
I
[kʰu²¹⁴]
Z
ㄎㄨˇ
adj.

The meaning of 苦

bitter

Use 苦 in a Sentence

真是辛苦啊！

zhēn
[tʂən⁵⁵]
ㄓㄣ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
xīn kǔ
[ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄣ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
ɑ̄
[ᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄚ
part.
！
Really hard work!
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日子艰苦是艰苦，可是王建男却很有幸福感，他愿意自己支配自己的生命，执着地要为历史留下些印迹。

rì zi
[ʐi⁵¹ tsɿ¹]
ㄖ丨ˋ ˙ㄗ
n.
jiɑ̄n kǔ
[tɕiɛn⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄐ丨ㄢ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
jiɑ̄n kǔ
[tɕiɛn⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄐ丨ㄢ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
，
kě shì
[kʰɤ²¹⁴ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ
conj.
wɑ́nɡ jiɑ̀n nɑ́n
[uɑŋ³⁵ tɕiɛn⁵¹ nan³⁵]
ㄨㄤˊ ㄐ丨ㄢˋ ㄋㄢˊ
proper noun
què
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ
adv.
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
yǒu
[iou²¹⁴]
丨ㄡˇ
v.
xìnɡ fú ɡɑ̌n
[ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵ kan²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄢˇ
n.
，
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
yuɑ̀n yì
[yan⁵¹ i⁵¹]
ㄩㄢˋ 丨ˋ
v.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
zhī pèi
[tʂʅ⁵⁵ pʰei⁵¹]
ㄓ ㄆㄟˋ
v.
zì jǐ
[tsɿ⁵¹ tɕi²¹⁴]
ㄗˋ ㄐ丨ˇ
pron.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shēnɡ mìnɡ
[ʂəŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹]
ㄕㄥ ㄇ丨ㄥˋ
n.
，
zhí zhuó
[tʂʅ³⁵ tʂuo³⁵]
ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
adj.
dì
[ti⁵¹]
ㄉ丨ˋ
part.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
wèi
[uei⁵¹]
ㄨㄟˋ
prep.
lì shǐ
[li⁵¹ ʂʅ²¹⁴]
ㄌ丨ˋ ㄕˇ
n.
liú xiɑ̀
[liou³⁵ ɕiᴀ⁵¹]
ㄌ丨ㄡˊ ㄒ丨ㄚˋ
v.
xiē
[ɕiɛ⁵⁵]
ㄒ丨ㄝ
m.
yìn jì
[in⁵¹ tɕi⁵¹]
丨ㄣˋ ㄐ丨ˋ
n.
。
Life is hard, but Wang Jiannan is very happy. He is willing to control his own life, and he is persistent in leaving some imprints on history.
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须知，真正的个人成长往往来自于痛苦、磨难，而非快乐，不要抹杀掉痛苦在我们成长中的功劳。

xū zhī
[ɕy⁵⁵ tʂʅ⁵⁵]
ㄒㄩ ㄓ
v.
，
zhēn zhènɡ
[tʂən⁵⁵ tʂəŋ⁵¹]
ㄓㄣ ㄓㄥˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
ɡè rén
[kɤ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵]
ㄍㄜˋ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
chénɡ zhɑ̌nɡ
[tʂʰəŋ³⁵ tʂɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
v.
wɑ̌nɡ wɑ̌nɡ
[uɑŋ²¹⁴ uɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄨㄤˇ ㄨㄤˇ
adv.
lɑ́i zì yú
[lai³⁵ tsɿ⁵¹ y³⁵]
ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˊ
v.
tònɡ kǔ
[tʰoŋ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
、
mó nɑ̀n
[mo³⁵ nan⁵¹]
ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ
n.
，
ér
[ər³⁵]
ㄦˊ
conj.
fēi
[fei⁵⁵]
ㄈㄟ
v.
kuɑ̀i lè
[kʰuai⁵¹ lɤ⁵¹]
ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄜˋ
adj.
，
bù
[pu⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ
adv.
yɑ̀o
[iɑu⁵¹]
丨ㄠˋ
v.
mǒ shɑ̄
[mo²¹⁴ ʂᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄇㄛˇ ㄕㄚ
v.
diɑ̀o
[tiɑu⁵¹]
ㄉ丨ㄠˋ
v.
tònɡ kǔ
[tʰoŋ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
zɑ̀i
[tsai⁵¹]
ㄗㄞˋ
prep.
wǒ men
[uo²¹⁴ mən⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
chénɡ zhɑ̌nɡ
[tʂʰəŋ³⁵ tʂɑŋ²¹⁴]
ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ
v.
zhōnɡ
[tʂoŋ⁵⁵]
ㄓㄨㄥ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
ɡōnɡ lɑ́o
[koŋ⁵⁵ lɑu³⁵]
ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊ
n.
。
It should be noted that real personal growth often comes from pain and suffering, not happiness. Don't deny the credit of pain in our growth.
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刻苦

HSK 5
P
kè kǔ
I
[kʰɤ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴]
Z
ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.

The meaning of 刻苦

hardworking, assiduous

Use 刻苦 in a Sentence

文文从小是个乖乖女，学习刻苦，遵守纪律。

wén wén
[uən³⁵ uən³⁵]
ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄣˊ
proper noun
cónɡ xiɑ̌o
[tsʰoŋ³⁵ ɕiɑu²¹⁴]
ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒ丨ㄠˇ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
ɡè
[kɤ⁵¹]
ㄍㄜˋ
m.
ɡuɑ̄i ɡuɑ̄i
[kuai⁵⁵ kuai⁵⁵]
ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ
n.
nǚ
[ny²¹⁴]
ㄋㄩˇ
n.
，
xué xí
[ɕyɛ³⁵ ɕi³⁵]
ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒ丨ˊ
v.
kè kǔ
[kʰɤ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
，
zūn shǒu
[tsuən⁵⁵ ʂou²¹⁴]
ㄗㄨㄣ ㄕㄡˇ
v.
jì lǜ
[tɕi⁵¹ ly⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ˋ ㄌㄩˋ
n.
。
Wenwen was a good girl since she was a child, she studied hard and obeyed discipline.
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提倡刻苦、严谨的治学精神是古代书院的共同特点。

tí chɑ̀nɡ
[tʰi³⁵ tʂʰɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄊ丨ˊ ㄔㄤˋ
v.
kè kǔ
[kʰɤ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
、
yɑ́n jǐn
[iɛn³⁵ tɕin²¹⁴]
丨ㄢˊ ㄐ丨ㄣˇ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
zhì xué
[tʂʅ⁵¹ ɕyɛ³⁵]
ㄓˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
v.
jīnɡ shén
[tɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵]
ㄐ丨ㄥ ㄕㄣˊ
n.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
ɡǔ dɑ̀i
[ku²¹⁴ tai⁵¹]
ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ
n.
shū yuɑ̀n
[ʂu⁵⁵ yan⁵¹]
ㄕㄨ ㄩㄢˋ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
ɡònɡ tónɡ
[koŋ⁵¹ tʰoŋ³⁵]
ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ
adj.
tè diɑ̌n
[tʰɤ⁵¹ tiɛn²¹⁴]
ㄊㄜˋ ㄉ丨ㄢˇ
n.
。
It is a common feature of ancient academies to advocate hard and rigorous academic spirit.
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李白听了老婆婆的话，很受感动。从此他刻苦用功，最后成了一位伟大的诗人。

lǐ bɑ́i
[li²¹⁴ pai³⁵]
ㄌ丨ˇ ㄅㄞˊ
proper noun
tīnɡ
[tʰiŋ⁵⁵]
ㄊ丨ㄥ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
lɑ̌o pó po
[lɑu²¹⁴ pʰo³⁵ pʰo³]
ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ
n.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
huɑ̀
[xuᴀ⁵¹]
ㄏㄨㄚˋ
n.
，
hěn
[xən²¹⁴]
ㄏㄣˇ
adv.
shòu
[ʂou⁵¹]
ㄕㄡˋ
v.
ɡɑ̌n dònɡ
[kan²¹⁴ toŋ⁵¹]
ㄍㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
v.
。
cónɡ cǐ
[tsʰoŋ³⁵ tsʰɿ²¹⁴]
ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ
adv.
tɑ̄
[tʰᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄊㄚ
pron.
kè kǔ
[kʰɤ⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
yònɡ ɡōnɡ
[ioŋ⁵¹ koŋ⁵⁵]
ㄩㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
adj.
，
zuì hòu
[tsuei⁵¹ xou⁵¹]
ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
n.
chénɡ
[tʂʰəŋ³⁵]
ㄔㄥˊ
v.
le
[lɤ]
ㄌㄜ
part.
yī
[i⁵⁵]
丨
num.
wèi
[uei⁵¹]
ㄨㄟˋ
m.
wěi dɑ̀
[uei²¹⁴ tᴀ⁵¹]
ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shī rén
[ʂʅ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵]
ㄕ ㄖㄣˊ
n.
。
Li Bai was very moved when he heard the old woman's words. From then on he worked hard and finally became a great poet.
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辛苦

HSK 4
P
xīn kǔ
I
[ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴]
Z
ㄒ丨ㄣ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.

The meaning of 辛苦

hard, toilsome

Use 辛苦 in a Sentence

那是你没看到我辛苦练习的一面，没有人随随便便就能成功的。

nɑ̀ shì
[nᴀ⁵¹ ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄋㄚˋ ㄕˋ
conj.
nǐ
[ni²¹⁴]
ㄋ丨ˇ
pron.
méi
[mei³⁵]
ㄇㄟˊ
adv.
kɑ̀n dɑ̀o
[kʰan⁵¹ tɑu⁵¹]
ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ
v.
wǒ
[uo²¹⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ
pron.
xīn kǔ
[ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄣ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
liɑ̀n xí
[liɛn⁵¹ ɕi³⁵]
ㄌ丨ㄢˋ ㄒ丨ˊ
v.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
yī miɑ̀n
[i⁵⁵ miɛn⁵¹]
丨 ㄇ丨ㄢˋ
n.
，
méi yǒu
[mei³⁵ iou²¹⁴]
ㄇㄟˊ 丨ㄡˇ
v.
rén
[ʐən³⁵]
ㄖㄣˊ
n.
suí suí biɑ̀n biɑ̀n
[suei³⁵ suei³⁵ piɛn⁵¹ piɛn⁵¹]
ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅ丨ㄢˋ ㄅ丨ㄢˋ
adj.
jiù
[tɕiou⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄡˋ
adv.
nénɡ
[nəŋ³⁵]
ㄋㄥˊ
v.
chénɡ ɡōnɡ
[tʂʰəŋ³⁵ koŋ⁵⁵]
ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
。
That's because you don't see the side of my hard practice, no one can succeed casually.
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真是辛苦啊！

zhēn
[tʂən⁵⁵]
ㄓㄣ
adv.
shì
[ʂʅ⁵¹]
ㄕˋ
v.
xīn kǔ
[ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄣ ㄎㄨˇ
adj.
ɑ̄
[ᴀ⁵⁵]
ㄚ
part.
！
Really hard work!
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子路为了让父母吃到较好的食物，不怕辛苦，这种做法确实值得我们学习。

zǐ lù
[tsɿ²¹⁴ lu⁵¹]
ㄗˇ ㄌㄨˋ
proper noun
wèi le
[uei⁵¹ lɤ¹]
ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ
prep.
rɑ̀nɡ
[ʐɑŋ⁵¹]
ㄖㄤˋ
v.
fù mǔ
[fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴]
ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ
n.
chī
[tʂʰʅ⁵⁵]
ㄔ
v.
dɑ̀o
[tɑu⁵¹]
ㄉㄠˋ
v.
jiɑ̀o
[tɕiɑu⁵¹]
ㄐ丨ㄠˋ
adv.
hɑ̌o
[xɑu²¹⁴]
ㄏㄠˇ
adj.
de
[tɤ]
ㄉㄜ
part.
shí wù
[ʂʅ³⁵ u⁵¹]
ㄕˊ ㄨˋ
n.
，
bù pɑ̀
[pu⁵¹ pʰᴀ⁵¹]
ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄚˋ
v.
xīn kǔ
[ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴]
ㄒ丨ㄣ ㄎㄨˇ
v.
，
zhè
[tʂɤ⁵¹]
ㄓㄜˋ
pron.
zhǒnɡ
[tʂoŋ²¹⁴]
ㄓㄨㄥˇ
m.
zuò fɑ̌
[tsuo⁵¹ fᴀ²¹⁴]
ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄚˇ
n.
què shí
[tɕʰyɛ⁵¹ ʂʅ³⁵]
ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˊ
adj.
zhí de
[tʂʅ³⁵ tɤ³]
ㄓˊ ˙ㄉㄜ
v.
wǒ men
[uo²¹⁴ mən⁴]
ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄇㄣ
pron.
xué xí
[ɕyɛ³⁵ ɕi³⁵]
ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄒ丨ˊ
v.
。
In order to let his parents eat better food, Zilu is not afraid of hard work. This approach is indeed worth learning from.
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