Back to Dictionary
刻苦
kèkǔ
1. hardworking
2. assiduous
HSK 5 Common • Top 21%

Character Breakdown

刻
kè
to carve, to engrave; a quarter hour; a moment
HSK 3 8 丶
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (6)

刻苦努力
kèkǔnǔlì
assiduous
刻苦学习
kèkǔxuéxí
to study hard
刻苦耐劳
kèkǔnàiláo
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
刻苦钻研
kèkǔzuānyán
to study diligently
勤奋刻苦
qínfènkèkǔ
diligent
学习刻苦
xuéxíkèkǔ
to study hard

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
17,857 of 84,292