受苦 meaning in English

shòukǔ

to suffer hardship

HSK 7-916 strokes

Meaning of 受苦

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shòukǔ
  1. to suffer hardship

受苦 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

即jí使shǐ你nǐ受shòu苦kǔ受shòu难nàn,一yī位wèi好hǎo友yǒu还hái可kě以yǐ改gǎi进jìn你nǐ的de心xīn情qíng。
Even if you're really going through hard times, a good friend can improve your spirits.
我wǒ无wú法fǎ忍rěn受shòu看kàn着zhe动dòng物wù受shòu苦kǔ。
I can't bear to see animals suffer.
你nǐ真zhēn想xiǎng让ràng汤tāng姆mǔ受shòu苦kǔ吗ma?
Do you really want Tom to suffer?
愚yú笨bèn的de头tóu脑nǎo使shǐ腿tuǐ受shòu苦kǔ。
A foolish head makes for weary feet.
一yí旦dàn爆bào发fā核hé战zhàn争zhēng,受shòu苦kǔ的de将jiāng会huì是shì全quán人rén类lèi。
All humanity will suffer if a nuclear war breaks out.

Stroke order for each character

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受 shòu · to receive · 8 strokes

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苦 kǔ · bitter · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 受苦.

接受jiēshòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
受到shòudàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punishe
难受nánshòuto feel unwell; to suffer pain
痛苦tòngkǔpain; suffering
受伤shòushāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
感受gǎnshòuto sense; perception
受不了shòubuliǎounbearable; unable to endure
承受chéngshòuto bear; to support
享受xiǎngshòuto enjoy; to live it up
辛苦xīnkǔexhausting; hard
忍受rěnshòuto bear; to endure
艰苦jiānkǔdifficult; hard

Questions about 受苦

What does 受苦 mean?

受苦 (shòukǔ) means "to suffer hardship".

How do you write 受苦?

受苦 is made of 2 characters: 受 (8 strokes), 苦 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 受苦 an HSK word?

Yes. 受苦 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.