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苦心 (kǔ xīn): Hard work / Painstakingly (Noun, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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苦 • kǔ • bitter • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
kǔ
苦
bitter
心 • xīn • heart; mind; core • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
xīn
心
heart; mind; core
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 苦心.
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
Words with
心
关心
guān xīn
care about
小心
xiǎo xīn
take care
心里
xīn li
chest
担心
dān xīn
worry
放心
fàng xīn
relax; feel relieved
伤心
shāng xīn
sad
信心
xìn xīn
confidence
内心
nèi xīn
heart; innermost being
4.
How to Use 苦心 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
片
yī
一
piàn
片
kǔ
苦
xīn
心
neutral
a piece of painstaking effort
Adjective + Noun
with
良苦
liáng
良
kǔ
苦
yòng
用
xīn
心
Idiom
with
煞费
shà
煞
fèi
费
kǔ
苦
xīn
心
Verb + Object
with
经营
kǔ
苦
xīn
心
jīng
经
yíng
营
5.
Example Sentences with 苦心
tā
他
kǔ
苦
xīn
心
jīng
经
yíng
营
duō
多
nián
formal
Written
good intentions and painstaking effort
formal
take great pains
formal
manage with painstaking effort
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?
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
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.
