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受苦
受苦
(shòu kǔ): Suffer / endure hardship (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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受 • shòu • to receive, to accept, to suffer • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
shòu
受
to receive, to accept, to suffer
苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 受苦.
Words with
受
受到
shòu dào
receive
接受
jiē shòu
accept
难受
nán shòu
feel unwell; difficult to bear
受不了
shòu bù liǎo
cannot bear it
享受
xiǎng shòu
enjoy
受伤
shòu shāng
be injured; be wounded
感受
gǎn shòu
be affected by; feeling; perception
承受
chéng shòu
to bear; support; to endure; inherit
Words with
苦
辛苦
xīn kǔ
hard; tough [work; life]
刻苦
kè kǔ
assiduous; hardworking; painstaking
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; agony; sore
艰苦
jiān kǔ
arduous; difficult; tough
酸甜苦辣
suān tián kǔ là
sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
吃苦
chī kǔ
bear hardships
苦涩
kǔ sè
bitter and astringent
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
4.
How to Use 受苦 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
长期
cháng
长
qī
期
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
neutral
suffer for a long time
Verb + Noun
with
人
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
de
的
rén
人
Verb + Verb
with
吃苦
chī
吃
kǔ
苦
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
Idiom
with
受难
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
shòu
受
nàn
难
5.
Example Sentences with 受苦
tā
他
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
le
了
。
He suffered.
neutral
people who suffer
neutral
endure hardship and suffering
formal
suffer hardships and calamities
wèi
为
le
了
zhuī
追
qiú
求
yì
艺
shù
术
lǐ
理
xiǎng
想
，
tā
他
gān
甘
yuàn
愿
rěn
忍
shòu
受
pín
贫
qióng
穷
yǔ
与
gū
孤
dú
独
de
的
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
。
In pursuit of his artistic ideals, he willingly endures the hardship of poverty and loneliness.
nán
难
dào
道
wǒ
我
men
们
zhè
这
yí
一
dài
代
rén
人
zhù
注
dìng
定
yào
要
wèi
为
shàng
上
yí
一
bèi
辈
de
的
cuò
错
wù
误
jué
决
dìng
定
ér
而
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
ma
吗
？
Are our generation doomed to suffer for the wrong decisions made by the previous generation?
tā
她
zài
在
gōng
工
zuò
作
zhōng
中
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
，
dàn
但
cóng
从
bù
不
bào
抱
yuàn
怨
。
She suffers at work but never complains.
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
yīn
因
zhè
这
cì
次
shī
失
bài
败
ér
而
shòu
受
kǔ
苦
，
fǎn
反
ér
而
cóng
从
zhōng
中
jí
汲
qǔ
取
le
了
bǎo
宝
guì
贵
de
的
jīng
经
yàn
验
。
He did not suffer because of this failure; instead, he drew valuable experience from it.
