叫苦 jiào kǔ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ giu3 fu2
- to whine about hardships
- to complain of one's bitter lot
- to complain
- to grumble
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叫
- 叫作 jiào zuò ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ giu3 zok3 to call
- 叫喊 jiào hǎn ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄢˇ giu3 haam3 exclamation
- 叫好 jiào hǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄠˇ giu3 hou2 to applaud
- 叫板 jiào bǎn ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄢˇ giu3 baan2 to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song)
- 乱叫 亂叫 luàn jiào ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ lyun6 giu3 to inconsiderately shout
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- 叫做 jiào zuò ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ giu3 zou6 to be called; to be known as
- 叫停 jiào tíng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ giu3 ting4 (sports) to call a time-out
- 叫唤 叫喚 jiào huan ㄐㄧㄠˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄢ giu3 wun6 to cry out
- 叫嚷 jiào rǎng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄤˇ giu3 joeng6 to shout
- 叫嚣 叫囂 jiào xiāo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠ giu3 hiu1 to hoot
- 叫屈 jiào qū ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄩ giu3 wat1 to complain of an injustice
- 叫床 jiào chuáng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄤˊ giu3 cong4 to cry out in ecstasy (during lovemaking)
- 叫早 jiào zǎo ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄠˇ giu3 zou2 to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel)
- 叫春 jiào chūn ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄨㄣ giu3 ceon1 to caterwaul
- 叫法 jiào fǎ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄚˇ giu3 faat3 term; name; way of referring to sb or sth
- 叫牌 jiào pái ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄆㄞˊ giu3 paai2 to bid (bridge and similar card games)
- 叫声 叫聲 jiào shēng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥ giu3 seng1 yelling (sound made by person)
- 叫卖 叫賣 jiào mài ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄞˋ giu3 maai6 to hawk (one's wares)
- 叫车 叫車 jiào chē ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄔㄜ giu3 ce1 to call a cab (by phone)
- 叫道 jiào dào ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ giu3 dou6 to call
苦
- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 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
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- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
- 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
Idioms with these characters
- 大喊大叫 dà hǎn dà jiào ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ daai6 haam3 daai6 giu3 shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly
- 叫苦不迭 jiào kǔ bu dié ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄉㄧㄝˊ giu3 fu2 bat1 dit6 to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
- 叫苦连天 叫苦連天 jiào kǔ lián tiān ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ giu3 fu2 lin4 tin1 to whine on for days (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