苦头

苦頭

kǔtou

noun #11,956

Measure Word

一个苦头 gè

Meanings

1 suffering; hardship
2 bitter experience

Characters

bitter; suffering

suffix (nominal)

Examples

他吃了不少苦头才成功的。

Tā chī le bùshǎo kǔtou cái chénggōng de.

He went through a lot of suffering before he succeeded.

不听劝告迟早要吃苦头。

Bù tīng quàngào chízǎo yào chīkǔtou.

If you don't listen to advice, you'll suffer sooner or later.

Tips

usage

Almost always used with the verb 吃 (chī, to eat): 吃苦头 means 'to suffer' or 'to learn the hard way'.

Stroke Order

苦 kǔ

头 tóu