苦
心

Painstaking effort in Chinese: 苦心 (kǔ xīn)

kǔ xīn

painstaking effort

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1painstaking effort
  2. 2to take a lot of trouble
  3. 3laborious at pains

Stroke order

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苦
心

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ㄎㄨˇ

kǔ

ㄎ/ kㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄣ

xīn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 父母的一片苦心，孩子终于明白了。

    fù mǔ de yí piàn kǔ xīn， hái zi zhōng yú míng bái le。

    The child finally understood his parents' painstaking devotion.

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Related words

苦

kǔ

bitter

心

xīn

heart

担心

dān xīn

anxious

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

关心

guān xīn

to be concerned about

小心

xiǎo xīn

to be careful

粗心

cū xīn

careless

耐心

nài xīn

to be patient

伤心

shāng xīn

to grieve

心情

xīn qíng

mood

辛苦

xīn kǔ

exhausting

信心

xìn xīn

confidence

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