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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工 ⇒
工作 gōngzuò, to work/(of a machine) to operate/job/work/task/CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],項|项[xiàng]
特工 tègōng, secret service/special service/secret service agent/special agent
员工 yuángōng, [員工], staff/personnel/employee
工 gōng, work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor
工具 gōngjù, tool/instrument/utensil/means (to achieve a goal etc)
工厂 gōngchǎng, [工廠], factory/CL:家[jiā],座[zuò]
工人 gōngrén, worker/CL:個|个[gè],名[míng]
工资 gōngzī, [工資], wages/pay/CL:個|个[gè],份[fèn],月[yuè]
工作室 gōngzuòshì, studio/workshop
工程 gōngchéng, engineering/an engineering project/project/undertaking/CL:個|个[gè],項|项[xiàng]
工程师 gōngchéngshī, [工程師], engineer/CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]
打工 dǎgōng, to work a temporary or casual job/(of students) to have a job outside of class t...
开工 kāigōng, [開工], to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation)/to start a construction jo...
工业 gōngyè, [工業], industry
罢工 bàgōng, [罷工], a strike/to go on strike
清洁工 qīngjiégōng, [清潔工], cleaner/janitor/garbage collector
手工 shǒugōng, handwork/manual
人工 réngōng, artificial/manpower/manual work
工会 gōnghuì, [工會], labor union/trade union/CL:個|个[gè]
工地 gōngdì, construction site
矿工 kuànggōng, [礦工], miner
完工 wángōng, to finish work/to complete a project
工夫 gōngfū/gōngfu, (old) laborer, period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)/spare time/skill/...
加工 jiāgōng, to process/processing/working (of machinery)
工具箱 gōngjùxiāng, toolbox
收工 shōugōng, to stop work for the day (generally of laborers)/to knock off
施工 shīgōng, construction/to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
工钱 gōngqián, [工錢], salary/wages
劳工 láogōng, [勞工], labor/laborer
本职工作 管工 guǎngōng, plumber/pipe-worker
工作者 gōngzuòzhě, worker
工作服 gōngzuòfú, work clothes
人工智能 réngōngzhìnéng, artificial intelligence (AI)
工作狂 gōngzuòkuáng, workaholic
临时工 línshígōng, [臨時工], day laborer/temporary work
电工 diàngōng, [電工], electrician/electrical engineering/electrical work (in a house)
女工 nǚgōng, working woman/variant of 女紅|女红[nǚ gōng]
工头 gōngtóu, [工頭], foreman
修理工 职工 zhígōng, [職工], workers/staff/CL:個|个[gè]
技工 jìgōng, skilled worker
搬运工 bānyùngōng, [搬運工], porter
工藤 Gōngténg, Kudō (Japanese surname)
工艺 gōngyì, [工藝], arts and crafts/industrial arts
人工呼吸 réngōnghūxī, artificial respiration (medicine)
做工 zuògōng, to work with one's hands/manual work/workmanship
工作量 gōngzuòliàng, workload/volume of work
工程学 gōngchéngxué, [工程學], engineering
分工 fēngōng, to divide up the work/division of labor
工作站 gōngzuòzhàn, (computer) workstation
工作日 gōngzuòrì, workday/working day/weekday
理工学院 工蚁 木工 mùgōng, woodwork/carpentry/woodworker/carpenter
工匠 gōngjiàng, artisan/smith
管道工 停工 tínggōng, to stop work/to shut down/to stop production
工艺品 gōngyìpǐn, [工藝品], handicraft article/handiwork/CL:個|个[gè]
工场 化工厂 huàgōngchǎng, [化工廠], chemical factory
工作台 gōngzuòtái, [工作檯], workbench/work station
勤杂工 化工 huàgōng, chemical industry, abbr. of 化學工業|化学工业[huà xué gōng yè]/chemical engineering, abb...
苦工 kǔgōng, hard labor (in penal code)/coolie
动工 dònggōng, [動工], to start (a building project)
人工授精 réngōngshòujīng, artificial insemination
工资单 闲工夫 加工厂 jiāgōngchǎng, [加工廠], processing plant
工人阶级 gōngrénjiējí, [工人階級], working class
工作组 gōngzuòzǔ, [工作組], work team/working group/task force
小工 工业区 gōngyèqū, [工業區], industrial zone
工商 gōngshāng, industry and commerce
童工 tónggōng, child labor
工棚 手工艺品 偷工减料 tōugōngjiǎnliào, [偷工減料], to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)/jerry-building/sloppy work
监工 jiāngōng, [監工], workplace overseer/foreman
工作间 破土动工 钟点工 zhōngdiǎngōng, [鐘點工], hourly worker/hourly job
旷工 kuànggōng, [曠工], to skip work/absence without leave
零工 línggōng, temporary job/odd job
工蜂 gōngfēng, worker bee
帮工 bānggōng, [幫工], to help with farm work/casual laborer
民工 míngōng, migrant worker/temporary worker enlisted on a public project
打零工 雇工 工具包 车工 chēgōng, [車工], lathe work/lathe operator
工兵 gōngbīng, military engineer
义工 yìgōng, [義工], volunteer worker/volunteer work
工伤 gōngshāng, [工傷], industrial injury
上工 shànggōng, to go to work/to start work
工作证 电焊工 工作餐 工事 gōngshì, defensive structure/military fortifications/(Tw) construction works/civil engine...
兵工厂 bīnggōngchǎng, [兵工廠], munitions factory
工程兵 美工 měigōng, art design/art designer
工时 gōngshí, [工時], man-hour
费工夫 fèigōngfu, [費工夫], to spend a great deal of time and effort/(of a task) demanding/exacting
工友 gōngyǒu, workmate
手工艺 shǒugōngyì, [手工藝], handicraft/arts and crafts
包工头 bāogōngtóu, [包工頭], chief labor contractor
工房 防御工事 fángyùgōngshì, [防禦工事], fortification/defensive structure
工整 gōngzhěng, fine work/carefully and neatly done
工大 漆工 月工资 出工 鬼斧神工 guǐfǔshéngōng, supernaturally fine craft (idiom); the work of the Gods/uncanny workmanship/supe...
竣工 jùngōng, to complete a project
焊工 hàngōng, welder/solderer/CL:名[míng]/welding
军工 工期 gōngqī, time allocated for a project/completion date
工薪阶层 gōngxīnjiēcéng, [工薪階層], salaried class
招工 唱工 工装裤 gōngzhuāngkù, [工裝褲], overalls (clothing)/coveralls
教工 蓝领工人 教职员工 jiàozhíyuángōng, [教職員工], teaching and administrative staff
工党 gōngdǎng, [工黨], worker's party/labor party
工业化 gōngyèhuà, [工業化], to industrialize/industrialization
军工厂 巧夺天工 下工夫 xiàgōngfu, to put in time and energy/to concentrate one's efforts
理工 lǐgōng, science and engineering as academic subjects
劳工法 能工巧匠 返工 工作队 gōngzuòduì, [工作隊], a working group/a task force
务工 wùgōng, [務工], to work as a laborer
工种 gōngzhǒng, [工種], kind of work in production (e.g. benchwork, foundry work etc)
工程部 合同工 工长 工日 男工 nángōng, male worker
勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué, [勤工儉學], to work part time while studying/work-study program
短工 duǎngōng, temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker
水暖工 shuǐnuǎngōng, plumber/heating engineer
总工程师 农工 nónggōng, [農工], agricultural worker/abbr. for 農業工人|农业工人/peasant and worker (in Marxism)
长工 精工 Jīnggōng/jīnggōng, Seiko, Japanese watch and electronics company, refined/delicate/exquisite (craft...
工科 gōngkē, engineering as an academic subject
工位 工程队 工序 gōngxù, working procedure/process
钻井工 社工 shègōng, social work/social worker
消极怠工 石工 shígōng, stonemasonry/stonemason
佣工 yōnggōng, [傭工], hired laborer/servant
水工 总罢工 工业界 志工 zhìgōng, volunteer
换工 huàngōng, [換工], to change workshifts
清扫工 怠工 dàigōng, to slacken off in one's work/to go slow (as a form of strike)
工资表 同工同酬 tónggōngtóngchóu, equal pay for equal work
工价 工薪 工装 工业部 工龄 gōnglíng, [工齡], length of service/seniority
打工仔 dǎgōngzǎi, young worker/employee/young male worker
船工 chuángōng, boatman/boat builder
磨工 工作制 复工 fùgōng, [復工], to return to work (after stoppage)
装卸工 zhuāngxiègōng, [裝卸工], docker/longshoreman
白工 工具房 工学院 gōngxuéyuàn, [工學院], school of engineering/college of engineering
下工 xiàgōng, to knock off (at the end of a day's work)/to finish work
非工会 夜工 用工 教职工 jiàozhígōng, [教職工], teaching and administrative staff
学徒工 误工 wùgōng, [誤工], to delay one's work/to be late for or absent from work/loss of working time
工薪族 gōngxīnzú, salaried class
工细 打短工 工区 教育工作者 jiàoyùgōngzuòzhě, educator
工作员 钳工 qiángōng, [鉗工], fitter/benchwork
交工 半工半读 bàngōngbàndú, [半工半讀], part work, part study/work-study program
日工 磨洋工 móyánggōng, to idle on the job
人工降雨 休工 遗传工程 yíchuángōngchéng, [遺傳工程], genetic engineering
工具书 gōngjùshū, [工具書], reference book (such as dictionary, almanac, gazetteer etc)
工艺学 季节工 森工 系统工程 人工湖 工工整整 奴工 núgōng, slave labor/slave worker
歇工 记工 jìgōng, [記工], to record work points 工分[gōng fēn]
装配工 包工 bāogōng, to undertake to perform work within a time limit and according to specifications...
工艺美术 gōngyìměishù, [工藝美術], applied art
工本 农民工 nóngmíngōng, [農民工], migrant workers
工厂化 铁工 机工 安居工程 ānjūgōngchéng, housing project for low-income urban residents
化学工业 huàxuégōngyè, [化學工業], chemical industry, abbr. to 化工[huà gōng]
精工细作 工效 手工业 shǒugōngyè, [手工業], handicraft
工段 瓦工 wǎgōng, tiling/bricklaying/plastering
工笔 gōngbǐ, [工筆], gongbi, traditional Chinese painting method characterized by meticulous brush te...
产业工人 chǎnyègōngrén, [產業工人], industrial worker
工交 工分 gōngfēn, work point (measure of work completed in a rural commune in the PRC during the p...
工农 Gōngnóng/gōngnóng, [工農], Gongnong district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[Hè gǎng], Heilongjiang, workers and peasa...
核工程 hégōngchéng, nuclear engineering
轻工业部 手工费 工程化 打工妹 dǎgōngmèi, young female worker
工程量 锻工 工读生 gōngdúshēng, [工讀生], student who also works part-time/(old) reform-school student
韩顺工 建工 包身工 bāoshēngōng, indentured laborer
开工率