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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

苦 [kǔ]
  1. 1. adjective [苦涩] bitter
  2. 2. adjective [艰苦] hard
  3. 3. verb [苦害] be hard on
    照顾6个孩子可苦了她。
    Looking after six children has taken its toll on her.
  4. 4. verb [遭受] suffer from
    苦旱
    suffer from drought
  5. 5. adverb painstakingly
    苦练
    train hard
  6. 6. noun suffering
    吃苦
    bear hardships

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

苦 [kǔ]
  1. 1. adjective bitter
    这药苦极了。
    This medicine tastes very bitter.
  2. 2. noun hardship; suffering; pain
    苦日子
    hard times
    勘探队员以苦为乐，以苦为荣。
    The prospectors feel it a joy and an honour to work under hard conditions.
  3. 3. verb cause somebody suffering; give somebody a hard time
    这事可苦了他了。
    This matter really gave him a hard time.
  4. 4. verb suffer from; be troubled by
    苦旱
    suffer from drought
  5. 5. adverb painstakingly; doing one's utmost
    苦劝
    earnestly advise (or exhort)
    刚才你妹妹找你找苦了。
    Your sister was knocking herself out looking for you.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

苦 [kǔ]
  1. 1. 形 形容味道像苦瓜或黄连一样
    药很苦
    酸甜苦辣
    苦胆。
  2. 2. 形 劳累；艰辛
    苦工
    苦功
    苦练
    苦战
    劳苦。
  3. 3. 副 竭力地；耐心地
    苦劝
    苦苦相求。
  4. 4. 形 难过；痛苦
    苦日子
    孤苦伶仃
    苦恼。
  5. 5. 动 使痛苦；使难受
    我病了这一年多，可苦了你了
    苦肉计。
  6. 6. 形 对某种情况感到痛苦
    苦夏
    苦旱。
  7. 7. 形 形容超过适当程度
    头发剪得太苦了
    这鞋穿得太苦，后跟儿都磨没了。
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Examples

她泣诉了这些年来所受的苦。
She tearfully recounted the suffering she'd undergone in the past few years.
咱们俩都是受过苦的。
Both of us have suffered hardships.
干我们这个行当，吃不得苦可不行。
People of our profession must endure a lot of hardships.
兵祸四起，老百姓的日子更苦了。
The turmoil caused by war made people’s life even more miserable.
他幼时家况贫寒，吃了很多的苦，现在生活终于有所好转。
When he was a child, he had many hardships, due to the poor financial situation of his family, but now it is much better.
苦土石灰是一种不错的建筑用石灰。
Magnesia lime is an ideal lime for construction.
我从小受困，什么样的苦都吃过。
I was in difficulties as a child, and have suffered all kinds of misfortune.
一点儿苦都吃不得，真是太娇了
八年烽燧生灵苦。
他每天起早贪黑搞试验，何曾叫过一声苦？
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艹
[cǎo]		 + 古
[gǔ]

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