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adv./adj./v. painstakingly; (of taste) bitter; hard, painful; cause sb. to suffer; suffer from
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[kǔ]   n. pain, suffering, hardship
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'苦' is part of the following simplified words:
 楛
'苦' is part of the following traditional words:
 楛

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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xīn kǔ
adj./v. painstaking, hard; be at pains to do something
kǔ xiào
v./n. force a smile; bitter smile
kǔ xīn
n. painstaking effort, trouble taken, pains
kǔ liàn
v. practise hard; drill diligently:
kú kǒu
adj./adv. bitter to the taste, in earnest, earnestly
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háo kǔ a !
phr. (of taste) So bitter! (of living) So much suffering! So miserable!
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tài kǔ le !
phr. Too bitter! Too hard!