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吃苦头

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吃够了苦头
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吃一下苦头
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吃到了……的苦头
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吃到了苦头
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吃了苦头
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让……(人)吃苦头

Definition

吃苦头

Literally means:

eat bitter taste

Actually means:

suffer; have a rough time

It metaphorically means suffering or undergoing a hardship or torture. Derogatory.

比喻遭受困苦或折磨。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate or object. It can also be used with other words in between. (作谓语、定语,中间可以插入其他词语)
1
men
我们
néng
zhí
一直
háizi
孩子
liú
zài
jiā
家里
guò
shūshì
舒适
de
shēnghuó
生活
,
yīngdāng
应当
ràng
men
他们
dào
wàimiàn
外面
chuǎng
chuǎng
,
chī
chītou
吃苦头

We can't keep our children at home for a comfortable life, we should let them go outside and have a hard time.

2
cháng
长期
shēnghuó
生活
zài
huánjìng
环境
níngjìng
宁静
de
xiǎozhèn
小镇
,
dào
liǎo
shànghǎi
上海
de
tóu
jiù
chī
dào
liǎo
zàoyīn
噪音
dàilái
带来
de
tou
苦头
:
马路
shàng
de
chēshēng
汽车声
ràng
zhěng
整夜
méi
没法
shuìjiào
睡觉

He had long lived in a quiet town, and on his first night in Shanghai he suffered from the noise: the sound of cars on the road kept him from sleeping all night.

3
Zhèjiā
这家
shāngdiàn
商店
yīn
mài
jiǎhuò
假货
ér
shòudào
受到
chǔ
处罚
,
chī
le
tou
苦头
hòu
以后
,
zài
gǎn
piàn
欺骗
xiāofèizhě
消费者
le

The shop was punished for selling fake goods, and after suffering, it no longer dared to deceive its customers.

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