8 strokes
8 画
cǎo
grass
- bitter
- hardship; suffering; pain
- cause sb. suffering; give sb. a hard time
- doing one’s utmost; painstakingly
kǔ-dàn
苦干
v.
hard work
kǔ-gōng
苦功
n.
painstaking effort; abyss of misery
kǔ-hǎi
苦海
n.
sea of bitterness; abyss of misery
kǔ-nàn
苦难
n.
suffering; misery; distress
kǔ-nǎo
苦恼
adj.
vesed; worried; distressed
kǔ-tóu
苦头
n.
suffering
kǔ-xīn
苦心
n.
suffering
kǔ-zhōng
苦衷
n.
pain or hardships that one is reluctant to mention or discess
kǔ-jìn-gān-lái
苦尽甘来
happiness comes after bitterness
kǔ-kǒu-pó-xīn
苦口婆心
urge sb. patiently and earnestly with good intentions
kǔ-sī-míng-xiǎng
苦思冥想
rack one’s brains to think
Usage 用法
bitter
Yǒu-de shū-cài wèi-dào hěn kǔ.
有的蔬菜味道很苦。
Some of the vegetables taste bitter.
hardship; suffering; pain
Tā cóng xiǎo chī le hěn duō kǔ.
他从小吃了很多苦。
He suffered a bitter childhood.
cause sb. suffering; give sb. a hard time
Zhè shì kě kǔ le tā le.
这事可苦了他了。
This matter really gave him a hard time.
doing one’s utmost; painstakingly
Mǔ-qīn kǔ-kǔ de quàn ér-zi huí jiā, kě ér-zi bù dā-yìng.
母亲苦苦地劝儿子回家，可儿子不答应。
The mother earnestly persuaded her son to go home, but he refused.
