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苦于

/ kǔ yú /
Strokes

Example

As a Verb

suffer from (a disadvantage)

1
苦于
jīn
资金
duǎnquē
短缺

be hard pressed for funds

2
苦于
zhùfáng
住房
jǐnzhāng
紧张

suffer from the shortage of housing

3
苦于
zhài
负债

be harassed with debts

4
苦于
shí
识字

be handicapped by illiteracy

As a Verb

(of life) be more bitter than; be worse off than; be harder than

5
Xiāngxia
乡下
xiē
一些
rén
de
shēnghuó
生活
苦于
men
我们
  

Some people in the countryside were worse off than us.