Meaning of 苦工
苦工 means hard labor; forced, exhausting physical work; laborer; a person forced to do hard labor. Pronounced kǔ gōng.
- hard labor; forced, exhausting physical work
- laborer; a person forced to do hard labor
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
hěn很
duō多
qióng穷
rén人
bèi被
pò迫
zuò做
kǔ苦
gōng工
。
In the old society, many poor people were forced to do hard labor.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kǔ苦
gōng工
bú不
shì是
yī一
bān般
rén人
néng能
chéng承
shòu受
de的
。
This kind of hard labor is not something an average person can endure.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zài在
gōng工
chǎng厂
lǐ里
zuò做
kǔ苦
gōng工
，
shōu收
rù入
què却
hěn很
dī低
。
He does hard labor at the factory every day, but his income is very low.