刻苦

kè kǔ

HSK 7freq #12964

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kè kǔ

1.hardworking
2.assiduous

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Wiktionary

1.industrious; assiduous; diligent
2.basic; frugal
3.industriously; assiduously; diligently; hard
4.to treat harshly

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苦卄古

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刻苦钻研 to study diligently 刻苦耐劳 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering