苦苦

kǔkǔ

adverb #10,709

Meanings

1 painstakingly
2 desperately
3 bitterly

Characters

bitter; painful

bitter; painful

Examples

她苦苦哀求他不要离开。

Tā kǔkǔ āiqiú tā bú yào líkāi.

She desperately begged him not to leave.

他苦苦等了她三年。

Tā kǔkǔ děng le tā sān nián.

He waited painfully for her for three years.

Tips

usage

苦苦 is commonly paired with verbs like 哀求 (beg), 等待 (wait), 挣扎 (struggle), 思索 (ponder) to express doing something with great effort and emotional pain.

Stroke Order

苦 kǔ