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苦心

kǔxīn

painstaking effort

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

painstaking effort

02

to take a lot of trouble

03

laborious at pains

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Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 苦心

What does 苦心 mean in Chinese?

苦心 (kǔxīn) means painstaking effort.

How do you pronounce 苦心?

苦心 is pronounced kǔxīn.

Is 苦心 an HSK word?

苦心 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 苦心?

苦心 is used as a 名词 / 副词 (noun / adverb) in Chinese.

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