苦楚 (kǔ chǔ) — suffering; misery

Definição

A written, literary noun for 'suffering' or 'hardship' — used in formal prose rather than everyday speech, where 痛苦 is the more common word.

noun
sufferingmisery

Exemplos

  • 苦楚
    Tā jīng lì le wú jìn de kǔ chǔ, dàn cóng wèi fàng qì.
    He endured endless suffering but never gave up.
  • 苦楚
    Tā xīn zhōng de kǔ chǔ wú rén néng dǒng.
    The misery in her heart was incomprehensible to others.
  • 苦楚
    Nà xiē kǔ chǔ zǎo yǐ huà wéi qián xíng de lì liàng.
    That misery has long since become the strength to move forward.

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