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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

受苦 [shòukǔ]
  1. 1. verb suffer (hardships); have a rough time
    咱们俩都是受过苦的。
    Both of us have suffered hardships.
  2. 2. noun suffering

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

受苦 [shòukǔ]
  1. 1. 遭受痛苦。

Examples

他认为自己受苦是命苦。
He thought he had suffered because of his cruel fate.
受苦受累
拯救受苦受难的人们。
to be prey to sth
为某事而受苦
Almighty Father, we commend all who suffer to your loving care.
全能的圣父,我们将所有受苦受难的人托付于您的关爱。
I have been cursed with a problem which I cannot solve.
我已因一个不能解决的问题而受苦

Word Decomposition


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