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苦kǔ
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1.像胆汁或黄连的滋味，跟“甜”、“甘”相反 bitter, a taste like bile or the rhizome of the Chinese goldthread,antonym of "tián (sweet)", "gān (sweet)"：～胆 kǔdǎn gallbladder/ 良药～口利于病 liángyào kǔkǒu lìyú bìng Good medicine tastes bitter but cures sickness. ［苦水 -shuǐ］味道不好的水，含硫酸钠、硫酸镁的水 bitter water, water that contains sodium sulphate and magnesium sulphate：～～井 kǔshuǐjǐng a bitter-water well fig. 藏在心里的苦楚 grievance; bitterness：吐～～ tǔ kǔshuǐ pour out one's grievances (or bitterness)
2.感觉难受的，困苦的 suffering; pain：～境 kǔjìng hard and difficult circumstances/ ～日子过去了 kǔrìzi guòqu le Gone are the hard times./ 吃～耐劳 chīkǔ-nàiláo bear hardships and stand hard work; work hard and endure hardships ［苦主 -zhǔ］被害人的家属 the family of the victim in a murder case
3.为某种事物所苦 suffer from; be troubled by：～雨 kǔyǔ too much rain/ ～旱 kǔhàn suffer from drought/ ～夏 kǔxià loss of appetite and weight in hot summer/ 从前他～于不识字 Cóngqián tā kǔyú bù shízì. He suffered from illiteracy in the past.
4.有耐心地，尽力地 with patience; doing one's best：～劝 kǔ quàn earnestly persuade/ ～学 kǔxué study sth. painstakingly/ ～战 kǔzhàn struggle (or fight) hard/ ～求 kǔqiú implore; beg
5.使受苦 cause sb. suffering; give sb. a hard time：这件事～了他 Zhè jiàn shì kǔle tā. This matter gave him a hard time. |