学 ⇒
学校 xuéxiào, [學校], school/CL:所[suǒ]
学 xué, [學], to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
大学 Dàxué/dàxué, [大學], the Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Sì shū] in Confucianism, univers...
学生 xuésheng, [學生], student/schoolchild
学习 xuéxí, [學習], to learn/to study
科学 kēxué, [科學], science/scientific knowledge/scientific/rational/CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
上学 shàngxué, [上學], to go to school/to attend school
学会 xuéhuì, [學會], to learn/to master/institute/learned society/(scholarly) association
同学 tóngxué, [同學], to study at the same school/fellow student/classmate/CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè]
学院 xuéyuàn, [學院], college/educational institute/school/faculty/CL:所[suǒ]
科学家 kēxuéjiā, [科學家], scientist/CL:個|个[gè]
数学 shùxué, [數學], mathematics/mathematical
医学 yīxué, [醫學], medicine/medical science/study of medicine
化学 huàxué, [化學], chemistry/chemical
放学 fàngxué, [放學], to dismiss students at the end of the school day
奖学金 jiǎngxuéjīn, [獎學金], scholarship/CL:筆|笔[bǐ]
中学 zhōngxué, [中學], middle school/CL:個|个[gè]
心理学 xīnlǐxué, [心理學], psychology
学期 xuéqī, [學期], term/semester/CL:個|个[gè]
学位 xuéwèi, [學位], academic degree/place in school
小学 xiǎoxué, [小學], elementary school/primary school/CL:個|个[gè]
医学院 yīxuéyuàn, [醫學院], medical school
文学 wénxué, [文學], literature/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
学费 xuéfèi, [學費], tuition fee/tuition/CL:個|个[gè]
大学生 dàxuéshēng, [大學生], university student/college student
哲学 zhéxué, [哲學], philosophy/CL:個|个[gè]
法学院 fǎxuéyuàn, [法學院], law school
学学 学者 xuézhě, [學者], scholar
学徒 xuétú, [學徒], apprentice
教学 jiàoxué, [教學], to teach/teaching and learning/education/CL:門|门[mén],個|个[gè]
退学 tuìxué, [退學], to quit school
学员 xuéyuán, [學員], student/member of an institution of learning/officer cadet
入学 rùxué, [入學], to enter a school or college/to go to school for the first time as a child
学业 xuéyè, [學業], studies/schoolwork
学术 xuéshù, [學術], learning/science/academic/CL:個|个[gè]
物理学家 wùlǐxuéjiā, [物理學家], physicist
开学 kāixué, [開學], foundation of a University or College/school opening/the start of a new term
哲学家 zhéxuéjiā, [哲學家], philosopher
化学反应 huàxuéfǎnyìng, [化學反應], chemical reaction
人类学 rénlèixué, [人類學], anthropology
学生会 xuéshenghuì, [學生會], student union
数学家 shùxuéjiā, [數學家], mathematician
学历 xuélì, [學歷], educational background/academic qualifications
辍学 chuòxué, [輟學], to drop out of school/to leave off studying/to interrupt one's studies
物理学 wùlǐxué, [物理學], physics
考古学家 kǎogǔxuéjiā, [考古學家], archaeologist
生物学 shēngwùxué, [生物學], biology
转学 zhuǎnxué, [轉學], to change schools/to transfer to another college
逃学 táoxué, [逃學], to play truant/to cut classes
休学 xiūxué, [休學], to suspend schooling/to defer study
化学品 huàxuépǐn, [化學品], chemicals
学分 xuéfēn, [學分], course credit
经济学 jīngjìxué, [經濟學], economics (as a field of study)
统计学 tǒngjìxué, [統計學], statistics
小学生 xiǎoxuéshēng, [小學生], primary school student/schoolchild/CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]/(fig.) beginner
中学生 zhōngxuéshēng, [中學生], middle-school student/high school student
生物学家 shēngwùxuéjiā, [生物學家], biologist
工程学 gōngchéngxué, [工程學], engineering
化学家 huàxuéjiā, [化學家], chemist
遗传学 yíchuánxué, [遺傳學], genetics
学长 xuézhǎng, [學長], senior or older male schoolmate
社会学 shèhuìxué, [社會學], sociology
理工学院 学问 xuéwèn, [學問], learning/knowledge/CL:個|个[gè]
初学者 chūxuézhě, [初學者], beginning student
化学武器 huàxuéwǔqì, [化學武器], chemical weapon
光学 guāngxué, [光學], optics/optical (instrument)
解剖学 jiěpōuxué, [解剖學], anatomy
神学 shénxué, [神學], theological/theology
学科 xuékē, [學科], subject/branch of learning/course/academic discipline
学士 xuéshì, [學士], bachelor's degree/person holding a university degree
自学 zìxué, [自學], self-study/to study on one's own
天文学家 tiānwénxuéjiā, [天文學家], astronomer
病理学 bìnglǐxué, [病理學], pathology
神学院 shénxuéyuàn, [神學院], seminary
商学院 shāngxuéyuàn, [商學院], business school/university of business studies
历史学家 lìshǐxuéjiā, [歷史學家], historian
停学 天文学 tiānwénxué, [天文學], astronomy
地质学家 dìzhìxuéjiā, [地質學家], geologist
学年 xuénián, [學年], academic year
学识 xuéshí, [學識], erudition/scholarly knowledge
动力学 dònglìxué, [動力學], dynamics (math.)/kinetics
语言学 yǔyánxué, [語言學], linguistics
博学 bóxué, [博學], learned/erudite
法学 fǎxué, [法學], law/legal studies
数学课 自然科学 zìránkēxué, [自然科學], natural sciences
学前班 xuéqiánbān, [學前班], preschool
生理学 shēnglǐxué, [生理學], physiology
犯罪学 fànzuìxué, [犯罪學], criminology
考古学 kǎogǔxué, [考古學], archaeology
学生证 xuéshengzhèng, [學生證], student identity card
化学药品 几何学 jǐhéxué, [幾何學], geometry
科学院 kēxuéyuàn, [科學院], academy of sciences/CL:個|个[gè]
学说 xuéshuō, [學說], theory/doctrine
留学 liúxué, [留學], to study abroad
建筑学 jiànzhùxué, [建築學], architectural/architecture
政治学 zhèngzhìxué, [政治學], politics/political science
学习班 学舌 气象学 qìxiàngxué, [氣象學], meteorology
量子力学 liàngzǐlìxué, [量子力學], quantum mechanics
科学界 kēxuéjiè, [科學界], world of science/scientific circles
理学 Lǐxué/lǐxué, [理學], School of Principle/Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing ti...
植物学 zhíwùxué, [植物學], botany
法医学 fǎyīxué, [法醫學], forensics
美学 měixué, [美學], aesthetics
伦理学 lúnlǐxué, [倫理學], ethics
教学楼 jiàoxuélóu, [教學樓], teaching block/school building
学派 xuépài, [學派], school of thought
学界 xuéjiè, [學界], academic world/academic circles/academia
地质学 dìzhìxué, [地質學], geology
道学 dàoxué, [道學], Confucian study of ethics/study of Daoism/school for Daoism in Tang and Song tim...
学童 xuétóng, [學童], schoolchild
地理学 dìlǐxué, [地理學], geography
昆虫学 kūnchóngxué, [昆蟲學], entomology
哪学来 文学奖 学究 xuéjiū, [學究], pedant
经济学家 jīngjìxuéjiā, [經濟學家], economist
动物学 dòngwùxué, [動物學], zoological/zoology
科学技术 kēxuéjìshù, [科學技術], science and technology
助学 毒理学 dúlǐxué, [毒理學], toxicology
医学界 药理学 yàolǐxué, [藥理學], pharmacology
学到老 教育学 jiàoyùxué, [教育學], pedagogy
升学 shēngxué, [升學], to enter the next grade school
文学家 wénxuéjiā, [文學家], writer/man of letters/CL:個|个[gè]
史学家 shǐxuéjiā, [史學家], historian
古生物学家 gǔshēngwùxuéjiā, [古生物學家], palaeontologist/paleobiologist
自学成才 zìxuéchéngcái, [自學成才], a self-made genius
助学金 zhùxuéjīn, [助學金], student grant/education grant/scholarship
新闻学 xīnwénxué, [新聞學], journalism
专科学校 zhuānkēxuéxiào, [專科學校], specialized school/college for professional training/polytechnic
力学 lìxué, [力學], mechanics/to study hard
学术界 xuéshùjiè, [學術界], academic circles/academia
化学元素 huàxuéyuánsù, [化學元素], chemical element
逻辑学 luójixué, [邏輯學], logic
双学位 shuāngxuéwèi, [雙學位], dual degree (academic)
学龄 xuélíng, [學齡], school age
化学系 huàxuéxì, [化學系], department of chemistry
小学校 热力学 rèlìxué, [熱力學], thermodynamics
有机化学 yǒujīhuàxué, [有機化學], organic chemistry
学术性 药学 yàoxué, [藥學], pharmacy
学以致用 xuéyǐzhìyòng, [學以致用], to study sth to apply it/study for practical applications
营养学 yíngyǎngxué, [營養學], nutriology
留学生 liúxuéshēng, [留學生], student studying abroad/(foreign) exchange student/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
学府 xuéfǔ, [學府], educational establishment
学好 xuéhǎo, [學好], to follow good examples
学名 xuémíng, [學名], scientific name/Latin name (of plant or animal)/(according to an old system of n...
学艺 xuéyì, [學藝], to learn a skill or art
声学 shēngxué, [聲學], acoustics
牙牙学语 伪科学 wěikēxué, [偽科學], pseudoscience
科学史 kēxuéshǐ, [科學史], history of science
军事学 jūnshìxué, [軍事學], military science
学籍 xuéjí, [學籍], registration as a current student
求学 qiúxué, [求學], to seek knowledge/to study/to attend college
医学会 化学键 huàxuéjiàn, [化學鍵], chemical bond
治疗学 纯文学 科学性 会计学 kuàijìxué, [會計學], accounting/accountancy
史学 shǐxué, [史學], historiography
初学 学堂 xuétáng, [學堂], college/school (old)
社会科学 shèhuìkēxué, [社會科學], social sciences
形而上学 xíngérshàngxué, [形而上學], metaphysics
药物学 yàowùxué, [藥物學], pharmacology
边缘科学 分子生物学 fēnzǐshēngwùxué, [分子生物學], molecular biology
社会学家 学有所成 学前教育 xuéqiánjiàoyù, [學前教育], preschool education/early childhood education
才学 cáixué, [才學], talent and learning/scholarship
语义学 yǔyìxué, [語義學], semantics
文学院 玄学 xuánxué, [玄學], Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals/transl...
文学系 文学界 火山学 huǒshānxué, [火山學], volcanology
病毒学 bìngdúxué, [病毒學], virology (study of viruses)
复学 fùxué, [復學], to return to school (after an interruption)/to resume one's studies
学制 xuézhì, [學制], educational system/length of schooling
讲学 jiǎngxué, [講學], to lecture (on branch of learning)
同学录 化学剂 佛学 Fóxué, [佛學], Buddhist doctrine/Buddhist studies
古典文学 gǔdiǎnwénxué, [古典文學], classical literature
教学法 jiàoxuéfǎ, [教學法], teaching method/pedagogics
勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué, [勤工儉學], to work part time while studying/work-study program
地震学 dìzhènxué, [地震學], seismology/science of earthquakes
上下学 教学片 园艺学 电子学 diànzǐxué, [電子學], electronics
比较文学 bǐjiàowénxué, [比較文學], comparative literature
科学奖 微生物学 wēishēngwùxué, [微生物學], microbiology
血液学 代数学 dàishùxué, [代數學], algebra (as branch of math.)
历史学 lìshǐxué, [歷史學], history
文学社 假道学 邯郸学步 Hándānxuébù, [邯鄲學步], to copy the way they walk in Handan (idiom)/slavishly copying others, one risks ...
医学史 品学兼优 pǐnxuéjiānyōu, [品學兼優], excelling both in morals and studies (idiom); top marks for studies and for beha...
就学 jiùxué, [就學], to attend school
人学 中小学 zhōngxiǎoxué, [中小學], middle and elementary school
形态学 xíngtàixué, [形態學], morphology (in biology or linguistics)
低温学 电化学 diànhuàxué, [電化學], electrochemistry
管理学 guǎnlǐxué, [管理學], management studies
儿童文学 鸟类学 niǎolèixué, [鳥類學], ornithology/study of birds
符号学 fúhàoxué, [符號學], semiotics/semiology
那学来 组织学 zǔzhīxué, [組織學], histology
通灵学 水力学 shuǐlìxué, [水力學], hydraulics
古生物学 gǔshēngwùxué, [古生物學], palaeontology
卫生学 海洋学 hǎiyángxué, [海洋學], oceanography
神学家 shénxuéjiā, [神學家], theologian
科学馆 哲学系 选学 学部 细菌学 类型学 胚胎学 pēitāixué, [胚胎學], embryology
化学战 huàxuézhàn, [化學戰], chemical warfare
传播学 家政学 jiāzhèngxué, [家政學], family and consumer science
工学院 gōngxuéyuàn, [工學院], school of engineering/college of engineering
勤学苦练 qínxuékǔliàn, [勤學苦練], to study diligently/to train assiduously
三角学 sānjiǎoxué, [三角學], trigonometry
化学能 huàxuénéng, [化學能], chemical energy
督学 dūxué, [督學], school inspector
农学院 学徒工 道学家 高级中学 gāojízhōngxué, [高級中學], senior high school/abbr. to 高中[gāo zhōng]
文学史 wénxuéshǐ, [文學史], history of literature
语音学 yǔyīnxué, [語音學], phonetics
法学家 fǎxuéjiā, [法學家], jurist/member of the pre-Han legalist school
升学率 学无止境 xuéwúzhǐjìng, [學無止境], no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study./You live and ...
生态学 shēngtàixué, [生態學], ecology
学生装 科学城 科学化 电学 diànxué, [電學], electrical engineering
科学学 优生学 yōushēngxué, [優生學], eugenics
应用科学 yìngyòngkēxué, [應用科學], applied science
航空学 hángkōngxué, [航空學], aviation science
词典学 cídiǎnxué, [詞典學], lexicography
学习者 文学性 临床学 学成 学人 xuérén, [學人], scholar/learned person
学弟 xuédì, [學弟], junior or younger male schoolmate
学子 xuézǐ, [學子], (literary) student/scholar
学园 xuéyuán, [學園], academy/campus
技术学校 jìshùxuéxiào, [技術學校], vocational high school/abbr. to 技校[jì xiào]
学力 xuélì, [學力], scholastic attainments
学刊 地形学 汉学 Hànxué, [漢學], sinology/Chinese studies (in foreign schools)/Han Learning, a Qing dynasty movem...
聋哑学校 真才实学 zhēncáishíxué, [真才實學], solid learning/real ability and learning/genuine talent
明青学园 兽医学 shòuyīxué, [獸醫學], veterinary medicine/veterinary science
防化学 别学丹 生态学家 shēngtàixuéjiā, [生態學家], ecologist
工艺学 化学式 huàxuéshì, [化學式], chemical formula (e.g. water HO)
热电学 太学 Tàixué, [太學], Imperial College of Supreme Learning, established in 124 BC, and the highest edu...
金万学 都必学 算学 静力学 jìnglìxué, [靜力學], statics
军事科学 jūnshìkēxué, [軍事科學], military science
冶金学 yějīnxué, [冶金學], metallurgy
下学 来学武 好学 hàoxué, [好學], eager to study/studious/erudite
拓扑学 tuòpūxué, [拓撲學], topology (math.)
弟学妹 药剂学 词汇学 cíhuìxué, [詞彙學], lexicology (linguistics)
韵律学 泌尿学 学员队 志学 大中小学 地热学 磁学 教学班 商学 shāngxué, [商學], business studies/commerce as an academic subject
儿童文学家 老年学 武学中 高等学校 gāoděngxuéxiào, [高等學校], colleges and universities
年代学 niándàixué, [年代學], chronology (the science of determining the dates of past events)
师范学校 流体力学 liútǐlìxué, [流體力學], fluid mechanics/hydrodynamics
农学 nóngxué, [農學], agricultural science
化学工业 huàxuégōngyè, [化學工業], chemical industry, abbr. to 化工[huà gōng]
学时 xuéshí, [學時], class hour/period
法理学 认知科学 机器人学 jīqìrénxué, [機器人學], robotics
入学率 rùxuélǜ, [入學率], percentage of children who enter school
剑士学 商学和 信息学 xìnxīxué, [信息學], information science
民俗学 mínsúxué, [民俗學], folklore
结构力学 国学 guóxué, [國學], Chinese national culture/studies of ancient Chinese civilization/the Imperial Co...
物理化学 wùlǐhuàxué, [物理化學], physical chemistry
高丽学 结晶学 jiéjīngxué, [結晶學], crystallography
法律学 办学 bànxué, [辦學], to run a school
三学 学武 学报 xuébào, [學報], a scholarly journal/Journal, Bulletin etc
热学 学瑜 学监 里学来 学姐 xuéjiě, [學姐], senior or older female schoolmate
积分学 jīfēnxué, [積分學], integral calculus
教育学家 学法 易学 Yìxué/yìxué, [易學], study of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng], easy to learn
初级中学 chūjízhōngxué, [初級中學], junior high school/junior middle school
运动学 yùndòngxué, [運動學], kinematics
理学院 分类学 fēnlèixué, [分類學], taxonomy/taxology/systematics
能学 制药学 社会心理学 测量学 学非 人种学
苦 ⇒
痛苦 tòngkǔ, pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[gè]
辛苦 xīnkǔ, exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot of trouble/hardship(s)
苦 kǔ, bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly
艰苦 jiānkǔ, [艱苦], difficult/hard/arduous
受苦 shòukǔ, to suffer hardship
苦难 kǔnàn, [苦難], suffering
苦恼 kǔnǎo, [苦惱], vexed/distressed
苦苦 kǔkǔ, strenuously/persistently/hard/painful
挖苦 wākǔ, to speak sarcastically/to make cutting remarks
苦头 kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
刻苦 kèkǔ, hardworking/assiduous
苦衷 kǔzhōng, secret trouble/sorrow/difficulties
苦力 kǔlì, bitter work/hard toil/(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial t...
辛辛苦苦 xīnxīnkǔkǔ, painstakingly/with great trouble
苦痛 kǔtòng, pain/suffering
苦涩 kǔsè, [苦澀], bitter and astringent/pained/agonized
困苦 kùnkǔ, deprivation/distressed/miserable
苦果 kǔguǒ, lit. bitter fruit/fig. painful consequence
自讨苦吃 zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
穷苦 qióngkǔ, [窮苦], impoverished/destitute
苦闷 kǔmèn, [苦悶], depressed/dejected/feeling low
苦工 kǔgōng, hard labor (in penal code)/coolie
苦海 kǔhǎi, lit. sea of bitterness/abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)/depths of mise...
诉苦 sùkǔ, [訴苦], to grumble/to complain/grievance
苦差 kǔchāi, hard task/difficult mission/arduous and unrewarding undertaking/drudgery/grind/c...
千辛万苦 qiānxīnwànkǔ, [千辛萬苦], to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations/with difficulty/afte...
苦练 kǔliàn, [苦練], to train hard/to practice diligently/hard work/blood, sweat, and tears
苦楚 kǔchǔ, suffering/misery/pain (esp. psychological)
何苦 hékǔ, why bother?/is it worth the trouble?
苦瓜 kǔguā, bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cuc...
埋头苦干 máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
同甘共苦 tónggāngòngkǔ, shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows/f...
苦战 kǔzhàn, [苦戰], bitter struggle/hard battle/arduous effort
吃苦 chīkǔ, to bear hardships
吃苦头 chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
贫苦 pínkǔ, [貧苦], poverty-stricken/poor
含辛茹苦 hánxīnrúkǔ, to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship/to bear one's cross
苦水 kǔshuǐ, bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids...
苦心经营 kǔxīnjīngyíng, [苦心經營], to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
苦心 kǔxīn, painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains
煞费苦心 shàfèikǔxīn, [煞費苦心], to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost of a lot of effort
孤苦 苦命 kǔmìng, hard lot/bitter fate/unfortunate
疾苦 jíkǔ, pain and difficulties/suffering (of the people)
孤苦伶仃 gūkǔlíngdīng, solitary and impoverished (idiom)
劳苦 láokǔ, [勞苦], to toil/hard work
命苦 mìngkǔ, to be born under an ill star
苦不堪言 kǔbùkānyán, to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish
苦干 kǔgàn, [苦幹], to work hard
苦肉计 kǔròujì, [苦肉計], the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence/CL:條|条[tiáo]
酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot/fig. the joys and sorrows of life
不辞劳苦 bùcíláokǔ, [不辭勞苦], to spare no effort
苦于 苦笑 kǔxiào, to force a smile/a bitter laugh
苦行僧 不辞辛苦 bùcíxīnkǔ, [不辭辛苦], to make nothing of hardships
苦尽甘来 kǔjìngānlái, [苦盡甘來], bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good...
艰苦卓绝 苦役 kǔyì, forced labor/corvée/penal servitude
艰苦奋斗 jiānkǔfèndòu, [艱苦奮鬥], to struggle arduously
苦功 kǔgōng, hard work/laborious effort/painstaking work
苦活 kǔhuó, bitter work/sweated labor
苦行 kǔxíng, ascetic practice
吃苦耐劳 chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
苦口婆心 kǔkǒupóxīn, earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
甘苦 gānkǔ, good times and hardships/joys and tribulations/for better or for worse
叫苦 jiàokǔ, to whine about hardships/to complain of one's bitter lot/to complain/to grumble
苦思 kǔsī, to think hard/bitter thoughts/to pour out one's sufferings
苦酒 苦思冥想 kǔsīmíngxiǎng, to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard/to rack one's brains
坚苦 甘苦与共 苦大仇深 kǔdàchóushēn, great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment
良苦用心 liángkǔyòngxīn, to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth
下苦功 苦刑 kǔxíng, torture/corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)
苦味 kǔwèi, bitter taste/bitterness
愁苦 chóukǔ, anxiety/distress
救苦救难 凄苦 qīkǔ, [悽苦], bleak/miserable
勤学苦练 qínxuékǔliàn, [勤學苦練], to study diligently/to train assiduously
悲苦 bēikǔ, forlorn/miserable
苦境 kǔjìng, grievance/dire straits
忆苦思甜 yìkǔsītián, [憶苦思甜], to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
苦斗 挖苦话 苦劳 kǔláo, [苦勞], toil/hard work
良药苦口利于病 苦寒 kǔhán, bitter cold
苦参 kǔshēn, [苦參], liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
苦口良药 苦主 kǔzhǔ, victim's family (esp. in murder case)
苦心孤诣 kǔxīngūyì, [苦心孤詣], to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble/to work hard at sth
清苦 qīngkǔ, destitute but honest/poor and simple/spartan/austere
辛苦费 叫苦不迭 jiàokǔbudié, to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances
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