苦功
kǔ gōng
Pinyin

Definition

苦功
 - 
kǔ gōng
  1. hard work
  2. laborious effort
  3. painstaking work

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
痛苦
tòng kǔ
  1. 1 pain
  2. 2 suffering
  3. 3 painful
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
苦
kǔ
  1. 1 bitter
  2. 2 hardship
  3. 3 pain
  4. 4 to suffer
  5. 5 to bring suffering to
  6. 6 painstakingly
辛苦
xīn kǔ
  1. 1 exhausting
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 tough
  4. 4 arduous
  5. 5 to work hard
  6. 6 to go to a lot of trouble
  7. 7 hardship(s)
何苦
hé kǔ
  1. 1 why bother?
  2. 2 is it worth the trouble?
刻苦
kè kǔ
  1. 1 hardworking
  2. 2 assiduous
功
gōng
  1. 1 meritorious deed or service
  2. 2 achievement
  3. 3 result
  4. 4 service
  5. 5 accomplishment
  6. 6 work (physics)
功力
gōng lì
  1. 1 merit
  2. 2 efficacy
  3. 3 competence
  4. 4 skill
  5. 5 power
功勋
gōng xūn
  1. 1 achievement
  2. 2 meritorious deed
  3. 3 contributions (for the good of society)
功劳
gōng láo
  1. 1 contribution
  2. 2 meritorious service
  3. 3 credit
功夫
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
功效
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
功课
gōng kè
  1. 1 homework
  2. 2 assignment
  3. 3 task
  4. 4 classwork
  5. 5 lesson
  6. 6 study
  7. 7 CL:門|门[mén]
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
  2. 2 with difficulty
  3. 3 after some effort
受苦
shòu kǔ
  1. 1 to suffer hardship
吃苦
chī kǔ
  1. 1 to bear hardships
命苦
mìng kǔ
  1. 1 to be born under an ill star
多功能
duō gōng néng
  1. 1 multi-functional
  2. 2 multi-function
大功告成
dà gōng gào chéng
  1. 1 successfully accomplished (project or goal)
  2. 2 to be highly successful

Idioms (20)

不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
  1. 1 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
  1. 1 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
  2. 2 dire straits
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
  1. 1 to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
  1. 1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
  1. 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
  2. 2 to fall at the last hurdle
  3. 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
  1. 1 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
  2. 2 to fail through lack of a final effort
  3. 3 to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)

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