困苦 kùn kǔ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ kwan3 fu2
- deprivation
- distressed
- miserable
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困
- 困境 kùn jìng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ kwan3 ging2 predicament; plight
- 困惑 kùn huò ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kwan3 waak6 bewildered
- 困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄠˇ kwan3 jiu5 to perplex
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 贫困 貧困 pín kùn ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pan4 kwan3 impoverished
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- 交困 jiāo kùn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄎㄨㄣˋ gaau1 kwan3 beset with difficulties
- 危困 wēi kùn ㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ngai4 kwan3 grave situation
- 受困 shòu kùn ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ sau6 kwan3 trapped
- 困倦 kùn juàn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ kwan3 gyun6 tired
- 困厄 kùn è ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄜˋ kwan3 aak1 in deep water
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 困局 kùn jú ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩˊ kwan3 guk6 dilemma
- 困窘 kùn jiǒng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄥˇ kwan3 kwan3 embarrassment
- 困顿 困頓 kùn dùn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ kwan3 deon6 fatigued
- 围困 圍困 wéi kùn ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ wai4 kwan3 to besiege
- 春困 chūn kùn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ceon1 kwan3 spring fatigue
- 犯困 犯睏 fàn kùn ㄈㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faan6 kwan3 (coll.) to get sleepy
- 疲困 pí kùn ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pei4 kwan3 (literary) tired
- 发困 發睏 fā kùn ㄈㄚ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faat3 kwan3 to get sleepy
- 困意 睏意 kùn yì ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄧˋ kwan3 ji3 sleepiness; drowsiness
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
- 扶危济困 扶危濟困 fú wēi jì kùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ fu4 ngai4 zai3 kwan3 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济困扶危 濟困扶危 jì kùn fú wēi ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ zai3 kwan3 fu4 ngai4 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济危扶困 濟危扶困 jì wēi fú kùn ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ zai3 ngai4 fu4 kwan3 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
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- 困兽犹斗 困獸猶鬥 kùn shòu yóu dòu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄡˋ kwan3 sau3 jau4 dau3 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
- 内忧外困 內憂外困 nèi yōu wài kùn ㄋㄟˋ ㄧㄡ ㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ noi6 jau1 ngoi6 kwan3 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
- 穷困潦倒 窮困潦倒 qióng kùn liáo dǎo ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ kung4 kwan3 lou5 dou2 (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (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