苦

苦 [kǔ] 形

1. ■ （像胆汁或黄连的味道） bitter:

这药苦极了。 This medicine tastes very bitter.

2. ■ （难受的; 痛苦的） painful; hard:

愁眉苦脸 distressed looks; have a worried look

3. ■ [方] （除去得太多; 损耗太过） (cut off) too much:

指甲剪得太苦 trim one's nails too short;

树枝修得太苦了。 The trees are overpruned.

名

1. ■ （难受; 痛苦） hardship; suffering; pain:

吃 [怕]苦 bear [fear] hardship;

苦里生， 甜里长 be born in misery but brought up in happiness;

诉苦 air one's sufferings;

他在旧社会受尽了苦。 He went through all kinds of hardships in the old society.

2. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

苦灼 Ku Zhuo

动

1. ■ （使痛苦; 使难受） cause sb. suffering; give sb. a hard time:

这事可苦了他了。 This matter really gave him a hard time.

2. ■ （苦于） suffer from; be troubled by:

苦旱 suffer from drought

副

1. ■ （有耐心地; 尽力地） painstakingly; doing one's utmost:

苦读 study hard;

苦留 try hard to ask sb. to stay;

苦劝 earnestly advise [exhort];

勤学苦练 study and train hard