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  3. 刻苦
HSK 5

How to write 刻苦刻苦

kè kǔ

hardworking; assiduous

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kè

quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals

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kǔ

bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly

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刻苦

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刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals苦kǔbitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly辛苦xīn kǔexhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)艰苦jiān kǔdifficult; hard; arduous立刻lì kèforthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once深刻shēn kèprofound; deep; deep-going时刻shí kètime; juncture; moment; period of time; constantly; always痛苦tòng kǔpain; suffering; painful此刻cǐ kèthis moment; now; at present酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làsour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life吃苦chī kǔto bear hardships雕刻diāo kèto carve; to engrave; carving