kǔ苦
Meaning of 苦
苦 means bitter (taste); having a sharp, acrid taste; painful; suffering; miserable; hard. Pronounced kǔ. HSK 4.
- bitter (taste); having a sharp, acrid taste
- painful; suffering; miserable; hard
- to make suffer; to cause distress
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Definitions & Examples
This medicine is extremely bitter.
Coptis has a very bitter taste.
This coffee will be bitter without sugar.
Good medicine tastes bitter but benefits the illness.
Although bitter melon is bitter, it is very nutritious.
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pain; suffering; distress
laborious; toilsome; to trouble someone (polite)
hardworking; diligent; frugal
bitter melon; metaphor for hardship
suffering; hardship; misery
distressed; vexed; tormented
to fight hard; to struggle bitterly
bitter fruit; dire consequence
bitterness; difficulty; unspeakable pain or predicament
coolie; back-breaking labor
asceticism; austerity; harsh life
bitter water; bitter vomit; pent-up suffering
hard labor; forced labor
victim's family
summer loss of appetite and weight