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苦孜孜

kǔzīzī
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 quietly miserable
  2. 2 looking pained and downcast
  3. 3 wearing a sorrowful expression

Examples

她苦孜孜地坐在角落，半天不说一句话。
Tā kǔzīzī de zuò zài jiǎoluò, bàn tiān bù shuō yí jù huà.
She sat quietly miserable in the corner, not saying a word for the longest time.
孩子考砸了，苦孜孜的脸看着真让人心疼。
Háizi kǎo zá le, kǔzīzī de liǎn kànzhe zhēn ràng rén xīnténg.
The child failed the test — his little sorrowful face is heartbreaking to look at.

Tips

usage
Mirror of 乐孜孜 — same reduplicated 孜孜 gives a steady, absorbed quality, but the mood is one of quiet suffering rather than contentment.

Stroke Order

苦 kǔ
孜 zī