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苦 kǔ

bitter

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 4
Radical
艹
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 艹古 ⿱艹古

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Example sentences with 苦

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  1. 这个药很苦。
    Zhège yào hěn kǔ.
    This medicine is very bitter.
    this medicine very bitter
  2. 你最近工作辛苦吗？
    Nǐ zuìjìn gōngzuò xīnkǔ ma?
    Has your work been hard recently?
    you recently work hard (question)
  3. 辛苦了，快休息一下吧。
    Xīnkǔ le, kuài xiūxi yíxià ba.
    You've worked hard, take a rest quickly.
    hard-work (particle), quickly rest a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 这杯咖啡一点儿也不苦。
    Zhè bēi kāfēi yìdiǎnr yě bù kǔ.
    This cup of coffee isn't bitter at all.
    this (measure) coffee a-little also not bitter
  5. 上大学以前，他经历了很艰苦的一段时间。
    Shàng dàxué yǐqián, tā jīnglì le hěn jiānkǔ de yí duàn shíjiān.
    Before going to university, he went through a very difficult period.
    attend university before, he experience (particle) very difficult (possessive) one (measure) time

Words with 苦 (9)