何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 HSK 7-9
- why bother?
- is it worth the trouble?
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何
- 任何 rèn hé ㄖㄣˋ ㄏㄜˊ jam6 ho4 any; whatever; whichever
- 何在 hé zài ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ho4 zoi6 where?
- 何必 hé bì ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ ho4 bit1 there is no need
- 何时 何時 hé shí ㄏㄜˊ ㄕˊ ho4 si4 when
- 何况 何況 hé kuàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ho4 fong3 let alone
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- 何处 何處 hé chù ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄨˋ ho4 cyu3 whence
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 为何 為何 wèi hé ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄜˊ wai6 ho4 why
- 无可奈何 無可奈何 wú kě nài hé ㄨˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 ho2 noi6 ho4 have no way out
- 无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé ㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ mou4 leon6 jyu4 ho4 (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
- 何不 hé bù ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ho4 bat1 why not?
- 何人 hé rén ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄣˊ ho4 jan4 who
- 何以 hé yǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ho4 ji5 (literary) why
- 何其 hé qí ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧˊ ho4 kei4 (literary) (similar to 多么, used before an adjective in exclamations) how (fortunate etc); so (many etc)
- 何啻 hé chì ㄏㄜˊ ㄔˋ ho4 ci3 (literary) far more than
- 何尝 何嘗 hé cháng ㄏㄜˊ ㄔㄤˊ ho4 soeng4 (rhetorical question) when?
- 何如 hé rú ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨˊ ho4 jyu4 how about
- 何妨 hé fáng ㄏㄜˊ ㄈㄤˊ ho4 fong4 what harm is there in (doing sth)
- 何干 hé gān ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄢ ho4 gon1 what business?
- 何所 hé suǒ ㄏㄜˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ho4 so2 where
苦
- 刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 hardworking
- 受苦 shòu kǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ sau6 fu2 to suffer hardship
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
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- 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 苦力 kǔ lì ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ fu2 lik6 bitter work
- 苦工 kǔ gōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ fu2 gung1 hard labor (in penal code)
- 苦心 kǔ xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 sam1 painstaking effort
- 苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ fu2 nou5 vexed
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇ sou3 fu2 to grumble
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ san1 fu2 exhausting
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
- 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là ㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ syun1 tim4 fu2 laat6 lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 何乐不为 何樂不為 hé lè bù wéi ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˊ ho4 lok6 bat1 wai6 (idiom) what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth)
- 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄧˇ ㄎㄢ cing4 ho4 ji5 ham1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
- 谈何容易 談何容易 tán hé róng yì ㄊㄢˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ taam4 ho4 jung4 ji6 easier said than done (idiom)
- 备尝辛苦 備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 不胜其苦 不勝其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄨˇ bat1 sing1 kei4 fu2 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 访贫问苦 訪貧問苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ fong2 pan4 man6 fu2 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng ㄍㄨ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 solitary and impoverished (idiom)
- 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄎㄨˇ ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
- 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 坚苦卓绝 堅苦卓絕 jiān kǔ zhuó jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 fu2 coek3 zyut3 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination