endure hardship; suffer through
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to endure hardship; to suffer through difficult times
neutralImplies a long, drawn-out period of suffering or difficulty, often with a sense of helplessness or waiting for it to end.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
rén人
mín民
kǔ苦
áo熬
le了
bā八
nián年
。
During the war, the people endured eight years of suffering.
Wèi为
le了
gōng供
hái孩
zi子
shàng上
xué学
，
tā他
kǔ苦
áo熬
le了
dà大
bàn半
bèi辈
zi子
。
To put his children through school, he suffered through most of his life.
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Nà那
duàn段
kǔ苦
áo熬
de的
suì岁
yuè月
zhōng终
yú于
guò过
qù去
le了
。
That difficult period of suffering is finally over.