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甘苦
gān kǔ
Pinyin
Definition
甘苦
-
gān kǔ
good times and hardships
joys and tribulations
for better or for worse
Character Decomposition
甘
甘
苦
艹
十
口
Related Words
(20)
甘
Gān
1
surname Gan
2
abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gān sù Shěng]
痛苦
tòng kǔ
1
pain
2
suffering
3
painful
4
CL:個|个[gè]
苦
kǔ
1
bitter
2
hardship
3
pain
4
to suffer
5
to bring suffering to
6
painstakingly
辛苦
xīn kǔ
1
exhausting
2
hard
3
tough
4
arduous
5
to work hard
6
to go to a lot of trouble
7
hardship(s)
不甘心
bù gān xīn
1
not reconciled to
2
not resigned to
何苦
hé kǔ
1
why bother?
2
is it worth the trouble?
刻苦
kè kǔ
1
hardworking
2
assiduous
劳苦
láo kǔ
1
to toil
2
hard work
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
受苦
shòu kǔ
1
to suffer hardship
吃苦
chī kǔ
1
to bear hardships
命苦
mìng kǔ
1
to be born under an ill star
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
1
delighted to (do sth, idiom)
2
perfectly happy to do
3
most willing to do
甘心
gān xīn
1
to be willing to
2
to resign oneself to
甘甜
gān tián
1
sweet
甘肃
Gān sù
1
Gansu province, abbr. 甘[Gān], short name 隴|陇[Lǒng], capital Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu]
甘草
gān cǎo
1
licorice root
甘蔗
gān zhe
1
sugar cane
2
CL:節|节[jié]
甘愿
gān yuàn
1
willingly
艰苦
jiān kǔ
1
difficult
2
hard
3
arduous
Idioms
(20)
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
1
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
1
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2
not content to lag behind
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
1
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
1
to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
1
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
2
to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
1
to mull over (idiom)
2
to think long and hard
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
1
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
2
hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié
1
to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
2
incessant grievances
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
1
to whine on for days (idiom)
2
to endlessly grumble complaints
3
incessant whining
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
1
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
1
shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
2
for better or for worse
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
1
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
2
to bear one's cross
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
1
sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
1
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
2
to make an all-out effort
3
up to the neck in work
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
1
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
1
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
1
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
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