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受苦
shòu kǔ
Pinyin
Definition
受苦
-
shòu kǔ
to suffer hardship
Character Decomposition
受
爫
冖
又
苦
艹
十
口
Related Words
(20)
享受
xiǎng shòu
1
to enjoy
2
to live it up
3
pleasure
4
CL:種|种[zhǒng]
受
shòu
1
to receive
2
to accept
3
to suffer
4
subjected to
5
to bear
6
to stand
7
pleasant
8
(passive marker)
感受
gǎn shòu
1
to sense
2
perception
3
to feel (through the senses)
4
to experience
5
a feeling
6
an impression
7
an experience
接受
jiē shòu
1
to accept
2
to receive
痛苦
tòng kǔ
1
pain
2
suffering
3
painful
4
CL:個|个[gè]
苦
kǔ
1
bitter
2
hardship
3
pain
4
to suffer
5
to bring suffering to
6
painstakingly
辛苦
xīn kǔ
1
exhausting
2
hard
3
tough
4
arduous
5
to work hard
6
to go to a lot of trouble
7
hardship(s)
难受
nán shòu
1
to feel unwell
2
to suffer pain
3
to be difficult to bear
何苦
hé kǔ
1
why bother?
2
is it worth the trouble?
备受
bèi shòu
1
to fully experience (good or bad)
刻苦
kè kǔ
1
hardworking
2
assiduous
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
受伤
shòu shāng
1
to sustain injuries
2
wounded (in an accident etc)
3
harmed
受到
shòu dào
1
to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)
2
to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
受够
shòu gòu
1
to have had enough of
2
to be fed up with
3
to have had one's fill of
受害者
shòu hài zhě
1
casualty
2
victim
3
those injured and wounded
受益
shòu yì
1
to benefit from
2
profit
受罪
shòu zuì
1
to endure
2
to suffer
3
hardships
4
torments
5
a hard time
6
a nuisance
受苦
shòu kǔ
1
to suffer hardship
吃苦
chī kǔ
1
to bear hardships
Idioms
(20)
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
1
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
1
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
1
to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
传道受业
chuán dào shòu yè
1
to teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
1
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
2
to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
1
to mull over (idiom)
2
to think long and hard
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
1
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
2
hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié
1
to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
2
incessant grievances
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
1
to whine on for days (idiom)
2
to endlessly grumble complaints
3
incessant whining
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
1
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
1
shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
2
for better or for worse
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
1
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
2
to bear one's cross
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
1
sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
1
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
2
to make an all-out effort
3
up to the neck in work
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
1
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
1
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
1
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不堵,大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
1
a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)
2
a stitch in time saves nine
Sample Sentences
小敏,小蒋聪明老实,可妈妈怕你跟他在一起会受苦。
Xiǎomǐn ,Xiǎo Jiǎng cōngming lǎoshi ,kě māma pà nǐ gēn tā zài yīqǐ huì shòukǔ 。
Xiao Min, Xiao Jiang is smart and honest, but I'm afraid your life will be difficult if you're with him.
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