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吃苦头
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Collocation
1
吃够了苦头
2
吃一下苦头
3
吃到了……的苦头
4
吃到了苦头
5
吃了苦头
6
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
Wǒmen
我们
bù
不
néng
能
yīzhí
一直
bǎ
把
háizi
孩子
liú
留
zài
在
jiālǐ
家里
guò
过
shūshì
舒适
de
的
shēnghuó
生活
,
yīngdāng
应当
ràng
让
tāmen
他们
dào
到
wàimiàn
外面
chuǎng
闯
yī
一
chuǎng
闯
,
chī
吃
yī
一
chīkǔtou
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
Tā
他
chángqī
长期
shēnghuó
生活
zài
在
huánjìng
环境
níngjìng
宁静
de
的
xiǎozhèn
小镇
,
dào
到
liǎo
了
shànghǎi
上海
de
的
tóu
头
yī
一
yè
夜
jiù
就
chī
吃
dào
到
liǎo
了
zàoyīn
噪音
dàilái
带来
de
的
kǔtou
苦头
:
mǎlù
马路
shàng
上
de
的
qìchēshēng
汽车声
ràng
让
tā
他
zhěngyè
整夜
méifǎ
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
因
mài
卖
jiǎhuò
假货
ér
而
shòudào
受到
chǔfá
处罚
,
chī
吃
le
了
kǔtou
苦头
yǐhòu
以后
,
zài
再
yě
也
bù
不
gǎn
敢
qīpiàn
欺骗
xiāofèizhě
消费者
le
了
。
The shop was punished for selling fake goods, and after suffering, it no longer dared to deceive its customers.