kǔyú

苦于

Word · VerbTraditional苦於

to suffer from; to be troubled by

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to suffer from; to be troubled by; to be vexed by

neutral

Often used to express mental distress or helplessness over a situation one cannot change or improve.

Tā他
kǔ苦
yú于
méi没
yǒu有
zú足
gòu够
de的
shí时
jiān间
péi陪
bàn伴
jiā家
rén人
 。

He is troubled by not having enough time to spend with his family.

Wǒ我
kǔ苦
yú于
biǎo表
dá达
néng能
lì力
bù不
zú足
 ,
wú无
fǎ法
shuō说
fú服
tā他
 。

I suffer from a lack of expressive ability and can't convince him.

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Xǔ许
duō多
xué学
sheng生
kǔ苦
yú于
zhǎo找
bù不
dào到
hé合
shì适
de的
xué学
xí习
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

Many students are troubled by not being able to find suitable study methods.

Lǎo老
bǎn板
kǔ苦
yú于
gōng公
sī司
de的
yè业
jì绩
yī一
zhí直
xià下
huá滑
 。

The boss is vexed by the company's continuously declining performance.