受苦

shòu kǔ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to suffer hardship

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 享福 xiǎng fú 享福 xiǎng fú to live comfortably 表示享受幸福生活，与‘受苦’含义相对。: to live comfortably

Related words

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• 吃苦 chī kǔ 吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships 两者都涉及困难经历，但‘吃苦’强调主动忍受艰辛，常用于‘吃苦耐劳’；‘受苦’更侧重被动遭受痛苦。: to bear hardships
• 忍受 rěn shòu 忍受 rěn shòu to bear 指忍耐、承受痛苦或困难，为及物动词，可接宾语。: to bear

Synonyms

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• 遭罪 zāo zuì 遭罪 zāo zuì to endure hardship 表示遭受痛苦或折磨，口语化程度较高，通常用于不愉快的经历。: to endure hardship

Usage notes

Collocations

通常与‘人’搭配，主语多为遭受痛苦的人，如‘他在受苦’；也可用于抽象事物，如‘心灵受苦’。

Common mistakes

‘受苦’是不及物动词，不能直接带宾语，误用‘受苦生活’应为‘在生活中受苦’或‘受苦受难’。

Words Containing 受苦

• 小洞不堵，大洞受苦 小洞不堵，大洞受苦 xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ: A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.

Child Words of 受苦

• 受 受 shòu: to receive
• 苦 苦 kǔ: bitter