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exhausting
difficult
lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy
pain
to bear hardships
to look anxious
why bother?
hardworking
bitterness finishes, sweetness begins
suffering
vexed
to speak sarcastically
Notice where 苦 sits in each complete thought.
No one is more hardworking than you all.
Source: Tatoeba #1491604 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou are always digging at me about my clothes.
Source: Tatoeba #4208550 · CC BY 2.0 FRHis pain is past now.
Source: Tatoeba #6452032 · CC BY 2.0 FRI know you've been studying very hard.
Source: Tatoeba #14013616 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe was tired out by an awfully tough job.
Source: Tatoeba #1335440 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.