Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 吃苦 (chīkǔ ) to suffer or to bear hardships

吃苦 (chīkǔ ) to suffer or to bear hardships

Usage:

 

“吃苦”的意思是遭受痛苦或者经受艰苦。“吃苦”是离合词，中间可以插入数量词，如可以说“吃了很多苦”“吃了点儿苦”等。

The word “吃苦” means The literal meaning of “吃苦” means eating bitter. It is a metaphor of suffering or bearing hardships. This is a detachable clutch word which can be inserted a number and a measure wordwith quantifiers, you can say “吃了很多苦” “吃了点儿苦”.

Sentences:

 

1、Cóng nóngcūn lái de háizi bǐ chénglǐ háizi gèng néng chīkǔ.
从农村来的孩子比城里孩子更能吃苦。

Children raised in the countryside can stand up to more hardships than children in the city.

 

2、Zhè gè gōngchǎng de Zhōngguó gōngrén chīkǔ nàiláo, duì gōngzuò fùzé.
这个工厂的中国工人吃苦耐劳，对工作负责。

The Chinese workers in this factory bear hardships and are capable of hard work, very responsible to their work.