困苦
kùn kǔ
Pinyin

Definition

困苦
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kùn kǔ
  1. deprivation
  2. distressed
  3. miserable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

困
kùn
  1. 1 to trap
  2. 2 to surround
  3. 3 hard-pressed
  4. 4 stranded
  5. 5 destitute
痛苦
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
苦
kǔ
  1. 1 bitter
  2. 2 hardship
  3. 3 pain
  4. 4 to suffer
  5. 5 to bring suffering to
  6. 6 painstakingly
辛苦
xīn kǔ
  1. 1 exhausting
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 tough
  4. 4 arduous
  5. 5 to work hard
  6. 6 to go to a lot of trouble
  7. 7 hardship(s)
何苦
hé kǔ
  1. 1 why bother?
  2. 2 is it worth the trouble?
刻苦
kè kǔ
  1. 1 hardworking
  2. 2 assiduous
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
受苦
shòu kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer hardship
吃苦
chī kǔ
  1. 1 to bear hardships
命苦
mìng kǔ
  1. 1 to be born under an ill star
困境
kùn jìng
  1. 1 predicament
  2. 2 plight
困惑
kùn huò
  1. 1 bewildered
  2. 2 perplexed
  3. 3 confused
  4. 4 difficult problem
  5. 5 perplexity
困扰
kùn rǎo
  1. 1 to perplex
  2. 2 to disturb
  3. 3 to cause complications
困难
kùn nan
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 challenging
  3. 3 straitened circumstances
  4. 4 difficult situation
犯困
fàn kùn
  1. 1 (coll.) to get sleepy
艰苦
jiān kǔ
  1. 1 difficult
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 arduous
苦力
kǔ lì
  1. 1 bitter work
  2. 2 hard toil
  3. 3 (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
苦命
kǔ mìng
  1. 1 hard lot
  2. 2 bitter fate
  3. 3 unfortunate
苦工
kǔ gōng
  1. 1 hard labor (in penal code)
  2. 2 coolie
苦心
kǔ xīn
  1. 1 painstaking effort
  2. 2 to take a lot of trouble
  3. 3 laborious at pains

Idioms (20)

不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
  1. 1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
人困马乏
rén kùn mǎ fá
  1. 1 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)
  2. 2 worn out
  3. 3 exhausted
  4. 4 spent
  5. 5 fatigued
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)
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
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
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
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
  1. 1 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
  2. 2 for better or for worse
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
  2. 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. 1 to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
  2. 2 unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
  3. 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. 1 sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
困兽犹斗
kùn shòu yóu dòu
  1. 1 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
  2. 2 to fight like an animal at bay
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
  1. 1 to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
  2. 2 to make an all-out effort
  3. 3 up to the neck in work
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
  1. 1 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
  1. 1 solitary and impoverished (idiom)

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