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苦因
kǔ yīn
Pinyin
Definition
苦因
-
kǔ yīn
affliction
Character Decomposition
苦
艹
十
口
因
囗
大
Related Words
(20)
原因
yuán yīn
1
cause
2
origin
3
root cause
4
reason
5
CL:個|个[gè]
因
yīn
1
old variant of 因[yīn]
因为
yīn wèi
1
because
2
owing to
3
on account of
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)
何苦
hé kǔ
1
why bother?
2
is it worth the trouble?
刻苦
kè kǔ
1
hardworking
2
assiduous
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
因果
yīn guǒ
1
karma
2
cause and effect
因此
yīn cǐ
1
thus
2
consequently
3
as a result
因素
yīn sù
1
element
2
factor
3
CL:個|个[gè]
因而
yīn ér
1
therefore
2
as a result
3
thus
4
and as a result, ...
基因
jī yīn
1
gene (loanword)
死因
sǐ yīn
1
cause of death
艰苦
jiān kǔ
1
difficult
2
hard
3
arduous
苦命
kǔ mìng
1
hard lot
2
bitter fate
3
unfortunate
Idioms
(20)
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
1
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
1
mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
2
interdependent
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
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
1
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
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
因人成事
yīn rén chéng shì
1
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
因人而异
yīn rén ér yì
1
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
1
to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
1
(idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
Sample Sentences