literary
adjective

Meaning of 凄苦

凄苦 means miserable and painful; wretched; bitter. Pronounced qī kǔ.

  • miserable and painful; wretched; bitter

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
rén
liǎn
shàng
chū
de
biǎo
qíng
 

The old man's face showed a miserable and pained expression.

shì
duàn
de
suì
yuè
 

That was a period of bitter and wretched times.

de
xiào
le
xiào
 
méi
yǒu
shuō
huà
 

He smiled bitterly and said nothing.