苦 [kǔ]

• 形容词
  • （像胆汁或黄连的味道） bitter:

    This medicine tastes very bitter.

    这药苦极了。

  • （难受的; 痛苦的） painful; hard:

    distressed looks; have a worried look

    愁眉苦脸

  • （除去得太多; 损耗太过） (cut off) too much:

    trim one's nails too short;

    指甲剪得太苦

    The trees are overpruned.

    树枝修得太苦了。

• 名词
  • （难受; 痛苦） hardship; suffering; pain:

    bear [fear] hardship;

    吃 [怕]苦

    be born in misery but brought up in happiness;

    苦里生， 甜里长

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Ku Zhuo

    苦灼

• 动词
  • （使痛苦; 使难受） cause sb. suffering; give sb. a hard time:

    This matter really gave him a hard time.

    这事可苦了他了。

  • （苦于） suffer from; be troubled by:

    suffer from drought

    苦旱

• 副词
  • （有耐心地; 尽力地） painstakingly; doing one's utmost:
  • （有耐心地; 尽力地） painstakingly; doing one's utmost:

    study hard;

    苦读

    try hard to ask sb. to stay;

    苦留