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adjective; noun

Definitions:

(1) Bitter; miserable

Example sentences:
1. 这药很苦 Zhè yào hěn kǔ This medicine is bitter
2. 苦尽甘来 Kǔ jìn gān lái There's a sweetness after bitterness.
3. 她一直忍受着这份苦 Tā yì zhí rěn shòu zhe zhè fèn kǔ She has been enduring this hardship all along.
HSK Level:

4