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

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

不听劝告迟早要吃苦头。

Bù tīng quàngào chízǎo yào chī kǔtou.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

苦 kǔ

头 tóu