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苦力
kǔlì
1. bitter work
2. hard toil
3. (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
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Character Breakdown

苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4 8 丶
力
lì
strength, power; capability, influence
HSK 3 2 丶

Compound Words (1)

卖苦力
màikǔlì
to make a hard living as unskilled laborer

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
19,533 of 84,292