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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境 ⇒
环境 huánjìng, [環境], environment/circumstances/surroundings/CL:個|个[gè]/ambient
处境 chǔjìng, [處境], situation (of a person)
边境 biānjìng, [邊境], frontier/border
困境 kùnjìng, predicament/plight
境地 jìngdì, circumstances
梦境 mèngjìng, [夢境], dreamland
险境 xiǎnjìng, [險境], critical circumstances/risky conditions/danger zone
出境 chūjìng, to leave a country or region/outbound (tourism)
境界 jìngjiè, boundary/state/realm
入境 rùjìng, to enter a country
仙境 xiānjìng, fairyland/wonderland/paradise
境况 jìngkuàng, [境況], circumstances
境内 jìngnèi, [境內], within the borders/internal (to a country, province, city etc)/domestic
绝境 juéjìng, [絕境], desperate straits
境 jìng, border/place/condition/boundary/circumstances/territory
逆境 nìjìng, adversity/predicament
境遇 jìngyù, circumstance
全境 过境 guòjìng, [過境], to pass through a country's territory/transit
窘境 jiǒngjìng, awkward situation/predicament
心境 xīnjìng, mood/mental state/frame of mind
止境 zhǐjìng, limit/boundary/end
国境 guójìng, [國境], national border/frontier
永无止境 yǒngwúzhǐjìng, [永無止境], without end/never-ending
身临其境 shēnlínqíjìng, [身臨其境], (idiom) to experience it for oneself/to actually *be* there (as opposed to readi...
意境 yìjìng, artistic mood or conception/creative concept
境外 jìngwài, outside (a country's) borders
时过境迁 shíguòjìngqiān, [時過境遷], things change with the passage of time (idiom)
越境 yuèjìng, to cross a border (usually illegally)/to sneak in or out of a country
情境 qíngjìng, situation/context/setting/environment
渐入佳境 边境线 离境 家境 jiājìng, family financial situation/family circumstances
自然环境 幻境 huànjìng, land of fantasy/fairyland
入境者 出入境 顺境 shùnjìng, [順境], favorable circumstances
国境线 环境保护局 事过境迁 shìguòjìngqiān, [事過境遷], The issue is in the past, and the situation has changed (idiom)./It is water und...
佳境 jiājìng, the most pleasant or enjoyable stage
语境 yǔjìng, [語境], context
环境署 化境 压境 苦境 kǔjìng, grievance/dire straits
学无止境 xuéwúzhǐjìng, [學無止境], no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study./You live and ...
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