What does 苦活 mean in Chinese?

苦活 (kǔ huó) means "bitter work; sweated labor" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 苦活?

苦活 is pronounced "kǔ huó" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

苦活 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

苦活 is made up of the characters 苦, 活. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 苦活 using our stroke order tool.

苦活

kǔ huó

bitter work; sweated labor

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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