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苦
kǔ
Description
"苦"是一种味道，和"甜"相反，比如咖啡和一些药就是苦的。
"苦" is a taste, opposite to "甜" (sweet), like coffee and some medicines are 苦.
它也可以说人的生活很累、很难，让人不开心。
It can also describe a person's life as hard and difficult, making them unhappy.
Meanings
苦kǔ
bitter (in taste)
这个药很苦。
This medicine is very bitter.
苦kǔ
hard, painful, full of suffering
以前的生活很苦。
Life used to be hard.
苦kǔ
suffering, hardship
他吃了很多苦。
He has endured a lot of hardship.
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Notes
- Nuance
苦 covers both physical bitter taste and emotional/life hardship, unlike English separate words.
- Etymology
originally the taste of bitter herbs (艹 grass radical), extended to life's bitterness.
In videos
“所以可能一代人有一代人的没苦硬吃”
“因为越南的咖啡豆很苦，很苦，啊，对。”
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