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苦

kǔ

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Radical艸
Strokes8
HSK 4
Definitions
adj
  • bitter
n
  • hardship
  • pain
v
  • to suffer
  • to bring suffering to
Examples

苦胆

kǔdǎn

gallbladder; bitter gall

这药苦极了。

zhè yào kǔ jí le

This medicine is extremely bitter.

苦笑

kǔ xiào

bitter smile / wry smile

Strokes: 8HSK 4Frequency #708Verified
苦 (kǔ) — bitter - ISCBJ Dictionary