hán

common
adjective

Meaning of 寒苦

寒苦 means poverty-stricken; destitute. Pronounced hán kǔ.

  • poverty-stricken; destitute

Definitions & Examples

chū
shēn
hán
 
dàn
zhì
xiàng
yuǎn
 

He comes from a destitute background but has great aspirations.

Jiā
jìng
hán
 
chuò
xué
gōng
 

The family was poverty-stricken, so he had to drop out of school and work.

duàn
hán
de
zi
liàn
le
de
zhì
 

Those destitute days tempered his will.

Lǎo
rén
huí
le
zǎo
nián
de
hán
shēng
huó
 

The old man recalled the hard, poverty-stricken life of his early years.

cóng
hán
zhōng
fèn
dòu
 
zuì
zhōng
huò
le
chéng
gōng
 

He struggled from destitution and ultimately achieved success.