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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笑 ⇒
笑 xiào, [咲], old variant of 笑[xiào], laugh/smile/CL:個|个[gè]
玩笑 wánxiào, to joke/joke/jest
开玩笑 kāiwánxiào, [開玩笑], to play a joke/to make fun of/to joke
笑话 xiàohuà, [笑話], joke/jest/CL:個|个[gè]/to laugh at/to mock
可笑 kěxiào, funny/ridiculous
好笑 hǎoxiào, laughable/funny/ridiculous
微笑 wēixiào, smile/CL:個|个[gè],絲|丝[sī]/to smile
嘲笑 cháoxiào, to jeer at/to deride/to ridicule/mockery/derision
笑容 xiàoróng, smile/smiling expression/CL:副[fù]
取笑 qǔxiào, to tease/to make fun of
说笑 shuōxiào, [說笑], to chat and laugh/to crack jokes/to banter
笑声 xiàoshēng, [笑聲], laughter
欢笑 huānxiào, [歡笑], to laugh happily/a belly-laugh
笑脸 xiàoliǎn, [笑臉], smiling face/smiley :) ☺/CL:副[fù]
傻笑 shǎxiào, to giggle/to laugh foolishly/to smirk/to simper
笑柄 xiàobǐng, a matter for ridicule/an object of ridicule/laughingstock
笑笑 笑料 xiàoliào, source of laughter/laughing stock/butt/joke (person)
大笑 dàxiào, to laugh heartily/a belly laugh
发笑 fāxiào, [發笑], to burst out laughing/to laugh
面带微笑 冷笑 lěngxiào, to sneer/to laugh grimly/grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indi...
开怀大笑 讥笑 jīxiào, [譏笑], to sneer
欢声笑语 捧腹大笑 pěngfùdàxiào, uproarious/hilarious/to split one's sides laughing/lit. to hold one's belly with...
嗤笑 chīxiào, to sneer at
狂笑 kuángxiào, to howl with laughter/to laugh one's head off
奸笑 jiānxiào, evil smile/sinister smile
耻笑 chǐxiào, [恥笑], to sneer at sb/to ridicule
笑星 逗笑 dòuxiào, to amuse/to cause to smile/amusing
哈哈大笑 hāhādàxiào, to laugh heartily/to burst into loud laughter
嬉笑 xīxiào, to be laughing and playing/to giggle
嬉皮笑脸 xīpíxiàoliǎn, [嬉皮笑臉], all smiles/smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
不苟言笑 谈笑 谈笑风生 tánxiàofēngshēng, [談笑風生], to talk cheerfully and wittily/to joke together
笑意 xiàoyì, smiling expression
笑纹 xiàowén, [笑紋], laugh lines (on the face)
笑容满面 哭笑不得 kūxiàobùdé, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/both funny and extremely embarr...
笑颜 有说有笑 yǒushuōyǒuxiào, [有說有笑], talking and laughing/to jest/cheerful and lively
笑纳 xiàonà, [笑納], to kindly accept (an offering)
笑里藏刀 xiàolǐcángdāo, [笑裡藏刀], lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical in...
大笑不止 调笑 tiáoxiào, [調笑], to tease/to poke fun at
笑哈哈 xiàohāhā, to laugh heartily
一笑置之 yīxiàozhìzhī, to dismiss with a laugh/to make light of
喜笑颜开 xǐxiàoyánkāi, [喜笑顏開], grinning from ear to ear (idiom)/beaming with happiness
笑嘻嘻 xiàoxīxī, grinning/smiling
闹笑话 nàoxiàohuà, [鬧笑話], to make a fool of oneself
笑面虎 xiàomiànhǔ, man with a big smile and evil intentions
苦笑 kǔxiào, to force a smile/a bitter laugh
哄堂大笑 hōngtángdàxiào, the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
窃笑 qièxiào, [竊笑], to snigger/to titter
笑眯眯 xiàomīmī, beaming/all smiles
娇笑 笑靥 xiàoyè, [笑靨], dimple/smiling face
笑剧 啼笑皆非 tíxiàojiēfēi, lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)/between laughter and tears
一颦一笑 yīpínyīxiào, [一顰一笑], every frown and every smile
笑容可掬 xiàoróngkějū, smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
贻笑大方 yíxiàodàfāng, [貽笑大方], to make a fool of oneself/to make oneself a laughing stock
嘻笑 含笑九泉 欢笑声 笑呵呵 嬉笑怒骂 xīxiàonùmà, [嬉笑怒罵], lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)/fig. all kinds of emotions/to mo...
音容笑貌 笑脸相迎 xiàoliǎnxiāngyíng, [笑臉相迎], to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
笑逐颜开 xiàozhúyánkāi, [笑逐顏開], smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure/all smiles/joy writt...
含笑 hánxiào, to have a smile on one's face
见笑 jiànxiào, [見笑], to mock/to be ridiculed/to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble...
讪笑 shànxiào, [訕笑], to ridicule/to mock
笑成 笑谈 xiàotán, [笑談], object of ridicule/laughingstock/to laugh over sth/to make light chat
狞笑 níngxiào, [獰笑], to laugh nastily/evil grin
别笑 憨笑 笑一 笑窝 xiàowō, [笑窩], dimple
笑貌 xiàomào, smiling face
笑骂 xiàomà, [笑罵], to deride/to mock/(jocularly) to heckle good-naturedly/to razz
哑然失笑 yǎránshīxiào, [啞然失笑], to laugh involuntarily/Taiwan pr. [è rán shī xiào]
带笑 笑吟吟 xiàoyínyín, smiling/with a smile
鬼笑 暗笑 ànxiào, laugh in (up) one's sleeve/snigger/snicker
失笑 shīxiào, to laugh in spite of oneself/to be unable to help laughing/to break into laughte...
欢歌笑语 毛都笑秃 哄笑 hōngxiào, to roar with laughter/hoots of laughter/guffaw
熊笑