孤苦 (gū kǔ) — lonely and wretched, solitary and suffering

Definition

Examples

• 那位老奶奶一个人住，生活十分孤苦。
  Nà wèi lǎo nǎi nai yí gè rén zhù, shēng huó shí fēn gū kǔ.
  That old grandmother lives alone and leads a very lonely and wretched life.
• 他孤苦伶仃地站在街头，没有人来帮他。
  Tā gū kǔ líng dīng dì zhàn zài jiē tóu, méi yǒu rén lái bāng tā.
  He stood alone and miserable on the street, with no one coming to help him.
• 她一辈子孤苦无依，晚年才遇到好心人照顾。
  Tā yí bèi zi gū kǔ wú yī, wǎn nián cái yù dào hǎo xīn rén zhào gù.
  She was lonely and helpless her whole life, and only in her old age did she meet kind people to take care of her.