kǔ
bitter
hardship
pain
to suffer
to bring suffering to
painstakingly
tòng kǔ
pain
suffering
painful
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xīn kǔ
hard
exhausting
with much toil
thanks for your trouble
kǔ qíng
wretched situation
plight
wretched
miserable
gān kǔ
good times and hardships
joys and tribulations
for better or for worse
kùn kǔ
deprivation
distressed
miserable
kǔ xiào
to force a smile
a bitter laugh
kǔ xīn
painstaking effort
to take a lot of trouble
laborious at pains
jí kǔ
pain and difficulties
suffering (of the people)
kǔ zhōng
secret trouble
sorrow
difficulties
kǔ mèn
depressed
dejected
feeling low
kǔ lì
bitter work
hard toil
(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
kǔ hǎi
lit. sea of bitterness
abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)
depths of misery
kǔ shuǐ
bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)
suffering
digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth
fig. bitter complaint
kǔ zhàn
bitter struggle
hard battle
arduous effort
sù kǔ
to grumble
to complain
grievance
hé kǔ
why bother?
is it worth the trouble?
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
pained
agonized
jiào kǔ
to whine about hardships
to complain of one's bitter lot
to complain
to grumble
kǔ guā
bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)
wā kǔ
to speak sarcastically
to make cutting remarks
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
fig. the joys and sorrows of life
kǔ guǒ
lit. bitter fruit
fig. painful consequence
kǔ chǔ
suffering
misery
pain (esp. psychological)
kǔ mìng
hard lot
bitter fate
unfortunate
chī kǔ nài láo
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
xīn xīn kǔ kǔ
painstakingly
with great trouble
kǔ gān
to work hard
to make a laborious effort
to toil
to labor away
to beaver away despite difficulties
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
with difficulty
after some effort
mái tóu kǔ gàn
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
to make an all-out effort
up to the neck in work
kǔ kǔ
strenuously
persistently
hard
painful
kǔ shēn
liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
yòng xīn liáng kǔ
to ponder earnestly
to give a lot of thought to sth
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