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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瓜 ⇒
傻瓜 shǎguā, idiot/fool
瓜 guā, melon/gourd/squash
南瓜 nánguā, pumpkin
瓜葛 guāgé, connection/association/involvement
西瓜 xīguā, watermelon/CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
黄瓜 huángguā, [黃瓜], cucumber/CL:條|条[tiáo]
尼加拉瓜 Níjiālāguā, Nicaragua
脑瓜 nǎoguā, [腦瓜], skull/brain/head/mind/mentality/ideas
顺藤摸瓜 shùnténgmōguā, [順藤摸瓜], lit. to follow the vine to get to the melon/to track sth following clues
木瓜 mùguā, papaya (Carica papaya)/genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae/Chines...
甜瓜 tiánguā, muskmelon
哈密瓜 hāmìguā, Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)/honeydew melon/cantaloupe
酸黄瓜 冬瓜 dōngguā, wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)/white gourd/white hairy melon/Chine...
苦瓜 kǔguā, bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cuc...
瓜分 guāfēn, to partition/to divide up
脑袋瓜 厄瓜多尔 Èguāduōěr, [厄瓜多爾], Ecuador
瓜子 guāzǐ, melon seed/seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, ...
丝瓜 sīguā, [絲瓜], luffa (loofah)
香瓜 xiāngguā, cantaloupe melon
瓜尔迪 番木瓜 fānmùguā, papaya
地瓜 dìguā, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)/yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
瓜果 guāguǒ, fruit (plural sense)/melons and fruit
瓜迪亚 瓜达尔梅迪纳 瓜德罗普 Guādéluópǔ, [瓜德羅普], Guadeloupe
傻瓜相机 shǎguāxiàngjī, [傻瓜相機], point-and-shoot camera/compact camera
尼加拉瓜人 瓜达拉哈拉 Guādálāhālā, [瓜達拉哈拉], Guadalajara
脑瓜子 nǎoguāzi, [腦瓜子], see 腦瓜|脑瓜[nǎo guā]
瓜迪 瓜熟蒂落 guāshúdìluò, when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fu...
瓜田 瓜多 马那瓜 Mǎnàguā, [馬那瓜], Managua, capital of Nicaragua
哈蜜瓜 hāmìguā, Hami melon (a variety of muskmelon)/honeydew melon/cantaloupe/also written 哈密瓜
瓜西罗 胡瓜 húguā, cucumber
瓜迪马拉 白兰瓜 báilánguā, [白蘭瓜], honeydew melon
糖瓜 tángguā, malt sugar candy, a traditional offering to the kitchen god Zaoshen 灶神
酱瓜 jiàngguā, [醬瓜], pickled cucumber
瓜拉 瓜其亚诺 瓜皮 瓜瓤 瓜地 瓜奈里 无籽西瓜 酱黄瓜 瓜拉尼 瓜鲁斯特 瓜多湖 瓜达卢佩 倭瓜 wōguā, (dialect) pumpkin
笋瓜 瓜亚卢比来 瓜尔特里奥·马拉特斯塔 瓜达拉哈
脸 ⇒
脸 liǎn, [臉], face/CL:張|张[zhāng],個|个[gè]
脸上 丢脸 diūliǎn, [丟臉], to lose face/humiliation
脸色 liǎnsè, [臉色], complexion/look
脸部 liǎnbù, [臉部], face
脸蛋 liǎndàn, [臉蛋], cheek/face
笑脸 xiàoliǎn, [笑臉], smiling face/smiley :) ☺/CL:副[fù]
脸红 liǎnhóng, [臉紅], to blush/to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
不要脸 bùyàoliǎn, [不要臉], to have no sense of shame/shameless
脸颊 liǎnjiá, [臉頰], cheek
脸庞 liǎnpáng, [臉龐], face
鬼脸 guǐliǎn, [鬼臉], wry face/to grimace/to pull a face/comic face/face mask/devil mask
脸孔 liǎnkǒng, [臉孔], face
花脸 脸皮 liǎnpí, [臉皮], face/cheek
赏脸 shǎngliǎn, [賞臉], (polite) do me the honor
嘴脸 zuǐliǎn, [嘴臉], features, face (esp. derogatorily)/look/appearance/countenance
翻脸 fānliǎn, [翻臉], to fall out with sb/to become hostile
露脸 lòuliǎn, [露臉], to show one's face/to make one's good name/to become successful and well known/t...
脸面 liǎnmiàn, [臉面], face
人脸 黑脸 满脸 mǎnliǎn, [滿臉], across one's whole face
厚脸皮 hòuliǎnpí, [厚臉皮], brazen/shameless/impudent/cheek/thick-skinned
刮脸 guāliǎn, [刮臉], to shave one's face
红脸 hóngliǎn, [紅臉], to blush/to turn red
鼻青脸肿 bíqīngliǎnzhǒng, [鼻青臉腫], a bloody nose and a swollen face/badly battered
脸型 liǎnxíng, [臉型], shape of face/physiognomy
唱红脸 chànghóngliǎn, [唱紅臉], to play the role of the hero (idiom)/to play the good cop
哭丧着脸 kūsangzheliǎn, [哭喪著臉], sullen/to scowl miserably
变脸 biànliǎn, [變臉], to turn hostile suddenly/face changing, a device of Sichuan Opera, a dramatic ch...
大花脸 老脸 lǎoliǎn, [老臉], self-respect of old person/face/thick-skinned (i.e. impervious to criticism)/bra...
嬉皮笑脸 xīpíxiàoliǎn, [嬉皮笑臉], all smiles/smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
扮鬼脸 劈头盖脸 pītóugàiliǎn, [劈頭蓋臉], lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain e...
没脸 méiliǎn, [沒臉], ashamed/embarrassed/not having the face (to meet people)/not daring (out of sham...
脸形 liǎnxíng, [臉形], variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face/physiognomy
脸上无光 脸谱 Liǎnpǔ/liǎnpǔ, [臉譜], Facebook, types of facial makeup in operas
破脸 脸盆 liǎnpén, [臉盆], washbowl/basin for washing hands and face/CL:個|个[gè]
笑脸相迎 xiàoliǎnxiāngyíng, [笑臉相迎], to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
圆脸 麻脸 máliǎn, [麻臉], pockmarked face
门脸 ménliǎn, [門臉], shop front/facade
脸皮薄 liǎnpíbáo, [臉皮薄], thin-skinned/sensitive
转脸 zhuǎnliǎn, [轉臉], to turn one's head/in no time/in the twinkling of an eye
鹅蛋脸 脸相 liǎnxiàng, [臉相], complexion/looks/appearance of one's face
脸盘 绷脸 脸谱化 脸软