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

HSK 6

他在困苦的环境中成长，但从不放弃。

Tā zài kùnkǔ de huánjìng zhōng chéngzhǎng, dàn cóngbù fàngqì.

He grew up in hardship but never gave up.

HSK 6

战争使无数家庭陷入困苦。

Zhànzhēng shǐ wúshù jiātíng xiànrù kùnkǔ.

War plunged countless families into misery.

Stroke Order

困 kùn

苦 kǔ