苦苦 (kǔ kǔ) — strenuously; persistently; earnestly; sincerely

Definition

苦苦 (kǔkǔ) means doing something with hard, repeated effort over time — 'strenuously, persistently'. Pairs with 劝, 追求, 请求, 寻找 to emphasize earnest, repeated attempts.

adverb

strenuouslypersistentlyearnestlysincerely

Examples

苦苦。
Tā kǔ kǔ dì gōng zuò le yì nián.
He worked strenuously for a year.
苦苦。
Tā kǔ kǔ dì quàn wǒ liú xià.
He earnestly urged me to stay.
苦苦。
Tā kǔ kǔ dì zhuī qiú mèng xiǎng.
She persistently pursued her dream.

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