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刻苦

kè kǔ

HSK 5 2-character word

What 刻苦 means

1. hardworking
2. assiduous

The characters in 刻苦

• 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain

Example sentences

• 他比您更刻苦。
  Tā bǐ nín gèng kèkǔ.
  He's even more hardworking than you are.
• 她比您更刻苦。
  Tā bǐ nín gèng kèkǔ.
  She's even more hardworking than you are.

Words starting with 刻苦

• 刻苦钻研kè kǔ zuān yánto study diligently
• 刻苦耐劳kè kǔ nài láoto bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering…