苦 kǔ in a sentence

这种药有点儿 苦 。

Zhè zhǒng yào yǒudiǎnr kǔ.

This medicine is a bit bitter.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 苦

那几年他过得很 苦 。

Nà jǐ nián tā guò de hěn kǔ.

He had a hard life in those years.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 苦

今天大家辛 苦 了。

Jīntiān dàjiā xīnkǔ le.

Thank you all for your hard work today.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 辛苦

这个工作很辛 苦 。

Zhège gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ.

This job is hard going.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 辛苦

他学习非常刻 苦 。

Tā xuéxí fēicháng kèkǔ.

He studies extremely hard.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 刻苦

他的心里很痛 苦 。

Tā de xīnlǐ hěn tòngkǔ.

He is in great pain inside.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 痛苦

他们的生活很艰 苦 。

Tāmen de shēnghuó hěn jiānkǔ.

Their life is very hard.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 艰苦

刻 苦 练习才能进步。

Kèkǔ liànxí cái néng jìnbù.

Only diligent practice brings progress.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 刻苦

那段日子非常痛 苦 。

Nà duàn rìzi fēicháng tòngkǔ.

That period was extremely painful.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 痛苦

这种痛 苦 很难忍耐。

Zhè zhǒng tòngkǔ hěn nán rěnnài.

This kind of pain is hard to endure.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 忍耐

创业的头几年最辛 苦 。

Chuàngyè de tóu jǐ nián zuì xīnkǔ.

The first few years of starting a business are the hardest.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 创业

他脸上带着 苦 涩的笑。

Tā liǎn shang dàizhe kǔsè de xiào.

There was a bitter smile on his face.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苦涩

他在困境中 苦 苦 挣扎。

Tā zài kùnjìng zhōng kǔkǔ zhēngzhá.

He struggled bitterly in his predicament.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挣扎

这种茶喝起来有点 苦 涩。

Zhè zhǒng chá hē qǐlái yǒudiǎn kǔsè.

This tea tastes a little bitter and astringent.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苦涩

勤劳的人从不抱怨辛 苦 。

Qínláo de rén cóng bù bàoyuàn xīnkǔ.

Hard-working people never complain of the effort.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 勤劳

过多的欲望会让人痛 苦 。

Guò duō de yùwàng huì ràng rén tòngkǔ.

Too many desires bring suffering.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 欲望

年轻时多吃 苦 并不是坏事。

Niánqīng shí duō chī kǔ bìng bú shì huàishì.

Enduring some hardship when young is no bad thing.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吃苦

经过艰 苦 的努力，他成功了。

Jīngguò jiānkǔ de nǔlì, tā chénggōng le.

After hard effort, he succeeded.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 艰苦

我们要发扬艰 苦 奋斗的精神。

Wǒmen yào fāyáng jiānkǔ fèndòu de jīngshén.

We must carry forward the spirit of hard struggle.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 发扬

这孩子有点娇气，受不了 苦 。

Zhè háizi yǒudiǎn jiāoqì, shòu bu liǎo kǔ.

This child is a bit pampered and cannot take hardship.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 娇气

看到孩子受 苦 ，母亲很心疼。

Kàndào háizi shòukǔ, mǔqīn hěn xīnténg.

Seeing her child suffer, the mother's heart ached.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 心疼

他宁可吃 苦 ，也要保住尊严。

Tā nìngkě chīkǔ, yě yào bǎozhù zūnyán.

He would rather suffer than lose his dignity.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 尊严

他不怕吃 苦 ，什么活都愿意干。

Tā bú pà chī kǔ, shénme huó dōu yuànyì gàn.

He is not afraid of hardship and will take on any job.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 吃苦

熬了这么多年，总算 苦 尽甘来。

Áo le zhème duō nián, zǒngsuàn kǔjìngānlái.

After enduring so many years, the good times have finally come.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 苦尽甘来