困苦

kùnkǔ

adjective #20,843

Meanings

1 destitute
2 in distress
3 in hardship
4 miserable and poor

Characters

trapped / in difficulty / poor

bitter / suffering / hardship

Examples

他在困苦的环境中成长，但从不放弃。

Tā zài kùnkǔ de huánjìng zhōng chéngzhǎng, dàn cóng bù fàngqì.

He grew up in hardship but never gave up.

战争使无数家庭陷入困苦。

Zhànzhēng shǐ wúshù jiātíng xiàn rù kùnkǔ.

War plunged countless families into misery.

Stroke Order

困 kùn

苦 kǔ