受
苦

To suffer hardship in Chinese: 受苦 (shòu kǔ)

shòu kǔ

to suffer hardship

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to suffer hardship

Stroke order

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受
苦

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˋ

shòu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我不想让家人跟着我受苦。

    wǒ bù xiǎng ràng jiā rén gēn zhe wǒ shòu kǔ。

    I don't want my family to suffer hardship because of me.

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Related words

苦

kǔ

bitter

受

shòu

to receive

接受

jiē shòu

to accept

难受

nán shòu

to feel unwell

受到

shòu dào

to receive (praise, an education, punishment etc)

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

承受

chéng shòu

to bear

感受

gǎn shòu

to sense

艰苦

jiān kǔ

difficult

刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking

受伤

shòu shāng

to sustain injuries

痛苦

tòng kǔ

pain

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