吃苦
chī kǔ
Pinyin

Definition

吃苦
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chī kǔ
  1. to bear hardships

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

吃
chī
  1. 1 to eat
  2. 2 to consume
  3. 3 to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  4. 4 to eradicate
  5. 5 to destroy
  6. 6 to absorb
  7. 7 to suffer
  8. 8 to stammer (Taiwan pr. for this sense is [jí])
何苦
hé kǔ
  1. 1 why bother?
  2. 2 is it worth the trouble?
吃吃
chī chī
  1. 1 (onom.) sound of muffled laughter (chuckling, tittering etc)
  2. 2 sound of stammering
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
  1. 1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃完
chī wán
  1. 1 to finish eating
吃掉
chī diào
  1. 1 to eat up
  2. 2 to consume
吃苦
chī kǔ
  1. 1 to bear hardships
吃药
chī yào
  1. 1 to take medicine
吃亏
chī kuī
  1. 1 to suffer losses
  2. 2 to come to grief
  3. 3 to lose out
  4. 4 to get the worst of it
  5. 5 to be at a disadvantage
  6. 6 unfortunately
吃醋
chī cù
  1. 1 to feel jealous
吃饭
chī fàn
  1. 1 to have a meal
  2. 2 to eat
  3. 3 to make a living
吃饱
chī bǎo
  1. 1 to eat one's fill
大吃大喝
dà chī dà hē
  1. 1 to eat and drink as much as one likes
  2. 2 to make a pig of oneself
好吃
hǎo chī
  1. 1 tasty
  2. 2 delicious
小吃
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
痛苦
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
艰苦
jiān kǔ
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 arduous
苦
kǔ
  1. 1 bitter
  2. 2 hardship
  3. 3 pain
  4. 4 to suffer
  5. 5 to bring suffering to
  6. 6 painstakingly
苦恼
kǔ nǎo
  1. 1 vexed
  2. 2 distressed
苦涩
kǔ sè
  1. 1 bitter and astringent
  2. 2 pained
  3. 3 agonized

Idioms (20)

不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
  1. 1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
  1. 1 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
  2. 2 with difficulty
  3. 3 after some effort
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié
  1. 1 to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
  2. 2 incessant grievances
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
  1. 1 to whine on for days (idiom)
  2. 2 to endlessly grumble complaints
  3. 3 incessant whining
吃一堑，长一智
chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì
  1. 1 Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
吃不了兜着走
chī bu liǎo dōu zhe zǒu
  1. 1 lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you'll have to take the consequences
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
吃人血馒头
chī rén xuè mán tou
  1. 1 to take advantage of others' misfortune (idiom)
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
  1. 1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
吃大锅饭
chī dà guō fàn
  1. 1 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
  1. 1 Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

其实我也没想过找什么样的工作，但我有力气能吃苦，只要能赚到钱，苦点累点无所谓。
qíshí wǒ yě méi xiǎng guò zhǎo shénmeyàng de gōngzuò ，dàn wǒ yǒu lìqi néng chīkǔ ，zhǐyào néng zhuàn dào qián ，kǔ diǎnr lèi diǎnr wúsuǒwèi 。
I actually haven't really thought of what kind of work I want to find, but I'm strong and I can take hardship. As long as I'm earning money, I don't mind hard or exhausting work.
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要说意见嘛，基本的人品，有份像样的工资收入，踏实负责就好了，总不要我女儿跟着他吃苦了。
yào shuō yìjiàn ma ，jīběn de rénpǐn ，yǒu fèn xiàngyàng de gōngzī shōurù ，tāshi fùzé jiùhǎole ，zǒng bù yào wǒ nǚér gēn zhe tā chīkǔ le 。
If I had to give an opinion. I think it would be good enough if they have a basic moral standing, a decent income and be steady and responsible. Most importantly, I wouldn't want my daughter to suffer hardship with this person.
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你想得也太多了。我看参加运动队挺好的。不但可以锻炼身体，还可以培养他的耐力和吃苦的精神。
nǐ xiǎng de yě tài duō le 。wǒ kàn cānjiā yùndòng duì tǐng hǎo de 。bùdàn kěyǐ duànliàn shēntǐ ，hái kěyǐ péiyǎng tā de nàilì hé chīkǔ de jīngshén 。
You think too much. I think participating in a sports team is good. It not only exercises his body, it can also develop his endurance and resilience.
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因为他很能吃苦。
yīnwèi tā hěn néng chīkǔ 。
Because he's really capable of enduring hardship.
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我不怕吃苦，我什么都能做。
wǒ bù pà chīkǔ ，wǒ shénme dōu néng zuò 。
I'm not afraid of hardship. I can do anything.
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我们需要能吃苦的员工。
wǒmen xūyào néng chīkǔ de yuángōng 。
We need employees who can endure hardship.
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他那么穷，你嫁给他会吃苦的。
tā nàme qióng ，nǐ jiàgěi tā huì chīkǔ de 。
He's so poor, if you marry him, you're going to suffer.
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中国人很能吃苦。
Zhōngguórén hěn néng chīkǔ 。
Chinese people are very capable of enduring hardship.
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吃苦
chīkǔ
to eat bitter
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这点我也赞同！吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。我跟温州人打过交道，他们的吃苦精神绝对让人佩服。我有个温州女客户，她十八岁的时候就跟着两个哥哥一起去新疆创业，在火车上站了三天三夜，腿都站肿了。就是凭着这样一股毅力，一年之后，他们背回了一麻袋的钱。
zhè diǎn wǒ yě zàntóng ！chīdékǔzhōngkǔ, fāngwéirénshàngrén 。wǒ gēn Wēnzhōurén dǎ guò jiāodào ，tāmen de chīkǔ jīngshén juéduì ràngrén pèifú 。wǒ yǒu gè Wēnzhōu nǚ kèhù ，tā shí bā suì de shíhou jiù gēnzhe liǎng gè gēge yīqǐ qù Xīnjiāng chuàngyè ，zài huǒchē shàng zhàn le sān tiān sān yè ，tuǐ dōu zhàn zhǒng le 。jiùshì píng zhe zhèyàng yī gǔ yìlì ，yī nián zhīhòu ，tāmen bēi huí le yī mádài de qián 。
This I agree with! If you want to be successful, you have to work hard. I've dealt with a few Wenzhounese. Their attitude towards working hard is definitely worthy of admiration. I have a female client from Wenzhou. When she was 18 she went to Xinjiang with two of her brothers to start a business. They had to stand on the train for 3 days and 3 nights. She stood so long her legs swelled up. Using that same willpower, they earned a ton of money and came back a year later.
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