HSK 5 vocabulary › 刻苦
刻苦
刻苦 in English: hardworking; assiduous
kè kǔ
hardworking; assiduous
How to pronounce 刻苦
kè kǔ (without tone marks: ke ku). kè is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; kǔ is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 刻苦
刻 kè
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
quarter (hour); moment; to carve
苦 kǔ
bitter; hardship; pain
bitter; hardship; pain
Related words
| 刻 | kè | quarter (hour); moment | HSK 3 |
| 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hardship | HSK 4 |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting; hard | HSK 4 |
| 立刻 | lì kè | forthwith; immediate | HSK 5 |
| 深刻 | shēn kè | profound; deep | HSK 5 |
| 时刻 | shí kè | time; juncture | HSK 5 |
| 艰苦 | jiān kǔ | difficult; hard | HSK 5 |
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain; suffering | HSK 5 |
| 雕刻 | diāo kè | to carve; to engrave | HSK 6 |
| 刻不容缓 | kè bù róng huǎn | to brook no delay; to demand immediate action | HSK 6 |