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苦待
kǔ dài
Pinyin
Definition
苦待
-
kǔ dài
treat harshly
Character Decomposition
苦
艹
十
口
待
彳
土
寸
Related Words
(20)
期待
qī dài
1
to look forward to
2
to await
3
expectation
痛苦
tòng kǔ
1
pain
2
suffering
3
painful
4
CL:個|个[gè]
等待
děng dài
1
to wait
2
to wait for
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)
交待
jiāo dài
1
variant of 交代[jiāo dài]
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
善待
shàn dài
1
to treat well
对待
duì dài
1
to treat
2
treatment
待
dāi
1
to stay
待人
dài rén
1
to treat people (politely, harshly etc)
待续
dài xù
1
to be continued
待遇
dài yù
1
treatment
2
pay
3
salary
4
status
5
rank
招待
zhāo dài
1
to receive (guests)
2
to entertain
3
reception
接待
jiē dài
1
to receive (a visitor)
2
to admit (allow sb to enter)
Idioms
(20)
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
1
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
1
to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
以逸待劳
yǐ yì dài láo
1
to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy
2
to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
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
严以责己宽以待人
yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén
1
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
1
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
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
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