(kǔ) - bitter, hard, painful in Mandarin
kǔTraditional: 苦
Translation
bitter, hard, painful
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This coffee is too bitter.
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He suffered a lot of hardship as a child.
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Studying is a bit hard, but it is interesting.
苦 (kǔ) is bitter to taste, and by extension bitter in experience: 吃苦 (to endure hardship) is a Chinese virtue and a very common phrase. Its opposite in both senses is 甜 (tián, sweet).
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