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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功 ⇒
成功 Chénggōng/chénggōng, Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast ...
功夫 gōngfu, skill/art/kung fu/labor/effort
功能 gōngnéng, function/capability
功课 gōngkè, [功課], homework/assignment/task/classwork/lesson/study/CL:門|门[mén]
功 gōng, meritorious deed or service/achievement/result/service/accomplishment/work (phys...
功劳 gōngláo, [功勞], contribution/meritorious service/credit
归功 guīgōng, [歸功], to give credit/to give sb his due/attribution
用功 yònggōng, diligent/industrious (in one's studies)/to study hard/to make great effort
特异功能 tèyìgōngnéng, [特異功能], supernatural power/extrasensory perception
成功率 庆功 qìnggōng, [慶功], to celebrate a heroic deed
前功尽弃 qiángōngjìnqì, [前功盡棄], to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)/all that has been achieved goes down...
功效 gōngxiào, efficacy
功绩 gōngjì, [功績], feat/contribution/merits and achievements
大功告成 dàgōnggàochéng, successfully accomplished (project or goal)/to be highly successful
无用功 武功 Wǔgōng/wǔgōng, Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi, martial art/military accomp...
功率 gōnglǜ, rate of work/power (output)
功力 gōnglì, merit/efficacy/competence/skill/power
功成名就 gōngchéngmíngjiù, to win success and recognition (idiom)
下功夫 xiàgōngfu, see 下工夫[xià gōng fu]
庆功宴 基本功 jīběngōng, basic skills/fundamentals
头功 tóugōng, [頭功], first class merit
功亏一篑 gōngkuīyīkuì, [功虧一簣], lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful/to fail through lack o...
神功 shéngōng, amazing powers/miraculous skill
功能性 gōngnéngxìng, functionality
功臣 gōngchén, minister who has given outstanding service
功勋 gōngxūn, [功勛], achievement/meritorious deed/contributions (for the good of society)
徒劳无功 túláowúgōng, [徒勞無功], to work to no avail (idiom)
肝功能 功不可没 gōngbùkěmò, [功不可沒], one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
立功 lìgōng, to render meritorious service/to make worthy contributions/to distinguish onesel...
丰功伟绩 fēnggōngwěijì, [豐功偉績], glorious achievement (idiom)
急功近利 jígōngjìnlì, seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast retu...
成功者 功夫片 事半功倍 shìbàngōngbèi, half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and lea...
功用 gōngyòng, function
功底 gōngdǐ, training in the basic skills/knowledge of the fundamentals
功利 gōnglì, utility
邀功 yāogōng, to take the credit for sb's achievement
战功 zhàngōng, [戰功], outstanding military service
歌功颂德 gēgōngsòngdé, [歌功頌德], to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)
练功房 气功 qìgōng, [氣功], qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises
马到成功 mǎdàochénggōng, [馬到成功], to win instant success (idiom)
心功能 军功章 jūngōngzhāng, [軍功章], military medal
多功能 duōgōngnéng, multi-functional/multi-function
大功率 有功 功德 gōngdé, achievements and virtue
功败垂成 gōngbàichuíchéng, [功敗垂成], to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure/to fall at the last...
练功 liàngōng, [練功], to practice work skill
功放 苦功 kǔgōng, hard work/laborious effort/painstaking work
功利主义 gōnglìzhǔyì, [功利主義], utilitarianism
汗马功劳 hànmǎgōngláo, [汗馬功勞], war exploits/(fig.) heroic contribution
功成身退 功过 gōngguò, [功過], merits and demerits/contributions and errors
居功 jūgōng, to claim credit for oneself
内功 阴功 yīngōng, [陰功], hidden merits
军功 建功立业 jiàngōnglìyè, [建功立業], to achieve or accomplish goals
金智功 下苦功 智功 外功 劳而无功 láoérwúgōng, [勞而無功], to work hard while accomplishing little/to toil to no avail
功名 gōngmíng, scholarly honor (in imperial exams)/rank/achievement/fame/glory
功德无量 gōngdéwúliàng, [功德無量], no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
丰功 fēnggōng, [豐功], brilliant (exploit)/meritorious (achievement)
建功 发功 冬荫功 做功 zuògōng, to act (in opera)/stage business
好大喜功 hàodàxǐgōng, to rejoice in grandiose deeds/to strive to achieve extraordinary things
功利性 电功率 diàngōnglǜ, [電功率], electric power (measured in watts)
车永功 功夫不负有心人 表功 biǎogōng, to show off one's accomplishments (often derog.)
二等功