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太苦
tài kǔ
Description
这个词的意思是味道很苦，或者生活很难受。
This word means a very bitter taste or a hard life.
我们常常说"太苦了"，表示东西非常苦，不好吃。
We often say "太苦了" to express that something is very bitter and not tasty.
Meanings
太苦tài kǔ
too bitter (in taste)
这杯咖啡太苦了。
This cup of coffee is too bitter.
太苦tài kǔ
too hard or painful (of life)
以前的生活太苦了。
Life used to be too hard.
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Notes
- Etymology
太 (too) + 苦 (bitter/hard); 太 adds the sense of excess.
- Nuance
苦 covers both bitter taste and life's hardship; context decides the meaning.
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