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苦

kǔ

Novice Level 2 ★ Core word
Stative verb

苦 (kǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “bitter”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2 (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly

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Example

這個茶有點苦，但是很香。

This tea is a bit bitter, but very fragrant.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).