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苦心

苦心 (kǔ xīn): Hard work / Painstakingly (Noun, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

苦心 consists of 2 characters.

heart; mind; core

Word Info

Pinyinkǔ xīn

MeaningHard work / Painstakingly

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun, Adverb

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3.

How to Use 苦心 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 苦心 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith片

yī一

piàn片

kǔ苦

xīn心

neutral

a piece of painstaking effort

Adjective + Nounwith良苦

liáng良

kǔ苦

yòng用

xīn心

Idiomwith煞费

shà煞

fèi费

kǔ苦

xīn心

Verb + Objectwith经营

kǔ苦

xīn心

jīng经

yíng营

4.

Example Sentences with 苦心

mā妈

mā妈

měi每

tiān天

kǔ苦

xīn心

zhào照

gù

formal

Written

good intentions and painstaking effort

formal

take great pains

formal

manage with painstaking effort

顾

wǒ我

。

Mom takes great pains to take care of me every day.

tā他

kǔ苦

xīn心

jīng经

yíng营

duō多

nián年

de的

gōng公

sī司

，

zhōng终

yú于

huò获

dé得

le了

shì市

chǎng场

de的

rèn认

kě可

。

His company, which he painstakingly managed for many years, finally gained market recognition.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

kàn看

dào到

fù父

mǔ母

wèi为

nǐ你

de的

chéng成

zhǎng长

suǒ所

fèi费

de的

kǔ苦

xīn心

ma吗

？

Don't you see the hard work your parents have put into your growth?

lǎo老

shī师

kǔ苦

xīn心

jiào教

dǎo导

xué学

shēng生

，

xī希

wàng望

tā他

men们

qǔ取

dé得

hǎo好

chéng成

jì绩

。

The teacher takes great pains to teach the students, hoping they will achieve good results.

tā她

kǔ苦

xīn心

shè设

jì计

de的

fāng方

àn案

，

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

dé得

dào到

tuán团

duì队

de的

jī积

jí极

xiǎng响

yìng应

。

The plan she painstakingly designed did not receive a positive response from the team.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

kǔ苦

xīn心

zuān钻

yán研

，

dàn但

zhè这

xiàng项

jì技

shù术

de的

tū突

pò破

réng仍

xū需

gèng更

duō多

shí时

jiān间

。

Although he has worked hard on research, a breakthrough in this technology still requires more time.

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

tā他

kǔ苦

xīn心

yán研

jiū究

le了

hǎo好

jǐ几

gè个

yuè月

。

In order to complete this project, he took great pains to research for several months.

wèi为

le了

zhǔn准

bèi备

zhè这

chǎng场

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

，

tā他

kǔ苦

xīn心

sōu搜

jí集

zī资

liào料

bìng并

fǎn反

fù复

liàn练

xí习

。

To prepare for this speech, he painstakingly collected materials and practiced repeatedly.

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信心xìn xīnHSK 4
内心

nèi xīn

HSK 4