苦楚

kǔchǔ
noun #26,125

Meanings

  1. 1 suffering
  2. 2 misery
  3. 3 pain (especially psychological)
  4. 4 anguish

Examples

HSK 3
Zhèxiē nián tā jīnglì le tài duō kǔchǔ.
He has experienced too much suffering over these years.
HSK 6
Tā bǎ nèixīn de kǔchǔ cáng zài xīnlǐ, cóngbù biǎolù.
She hid her inner anguish and never showed it.
HSK 7-9
Wúfǎ sùshuō de kǔchǔ wǎngwǎng shì zuì chénzhòng de.
The suffering one cannot express is often the heaviest to bear.

Tips

usage
苦楚 emphasizes inner, emotional pain or distress, as opposed to purely physical pain. It is more literary than 痛苦 and carries a sense of prolonged endurance.

Stroke Order

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