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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

疾苦 [jíkǔ]
  1. 1. sufferings; hardships
    关心人民的疾苦
    be concerned about the weal and woe of the people

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

疾苦 [jíkǔ]
  1. 1. (生活上的)困难和痛苦
    时刻把群众的疾苦放在心上。

Examples

痛陈民间疾苦
give an accusing account of the people's sufferings
疾苦
sufferings; hardships
他过着轻裘肥马的生活,怎么能知道民间的疾苦
They lead a luxurious life, how can they know the hardships of the people?
疾苦
体念灾区人民的疾苦
他对群众的疾苦无动于衷,真是个冷血动物。
深知田间疾苦
对群众的疾苦绝不能视而不见,听而不闻。

Collocations

生活疾苦
to lead a hard life
人民的疾苦
hardships and miseries of the people

Word Decomposition


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[kǔ]

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