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苦心
kǔxīn
1. painstaking effort
2. to take a lot of trouble
3. laborious at pains
Common • Top 22%

Character Breakdown

苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship, suffering
HSK 4 8 丶
心
xīn
heart; mind; soul
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (4)

煞费苦心
shàfèikǔxīn
to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking
苦心孤诣
kǔxīngūyì
to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble
苦心经营
kǔxīnjīngyíng
to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
皇天不负苦心人
Huángtiānbùfùkǔxīnrén
Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

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