Word information
Simplified苦心孤诣
Traditional苦心孤詣
Pinyinkǔ xīn gū yì
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
苦心孤诣
kǔ xīn gū yì · to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble; to work hard at sth
Character breakdown
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How to learn 苦心孤诣
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