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吃苦

chī kǔ
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to bear hardships

Words Containing 吃苦

吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo

hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)

吃苦头
chī kǔ tou

to suffer

小洞不堵，大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ

lit. a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)

小洞不补大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ

A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine

Child Words of 吃苦

吃
chī

to eat

苦
kǔ

bitter