HSK 4 HSK C3/W3/V4
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Strokes

Collocation

1
苦药
2
苦日子
3
苦工夫
4
怕苦
5
真苦
6
不苦
7
很苦
8
非常苦
9
特别苦
10
太苦了
11
先苦后甜

Definition

苦 is an Adjective, which means [ bitter / painful; hard ].

Example

As an Adjective.
1
Zhèzhǒng
这种
yào
tài
le
  

This medicine is too bitter.

2
jiā
nǎi
de
fēi
咖啡
le
hòu
以后
zuǐ
嘴里
  

After drinking the coffee without milk, the mouth is bitter.

3
Wèile
为了
zhǎng
掌握
hǎo
hàn
汉语
  
,
men
我们
必须
yào
xià
gōng
苦工夫
  

In order to master the Chinese language well, we must work hard.