assiduous; hardworking; painstaking (adj.)
HSK 5
Traditional
刻苦 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他很刻苦地学习每一门课程。 tā hěn kèkǔ de xuéxí měi yī mén kèchéng. - He studies each course diligently.
她刻苦训练以提高自己的技能。 tā kèkǔ xùnliàn yǐ tígāo zìjǐ de jìnéng. - She trains hard to improve her skills.
刻苦学习是取得成功的关键。 kèkǔ xuéxí shì qǔdé chénggōng de guānjiàn. - Studying diligently is key to success.
他从小就很刻苦。 tā cóng xiǎo jiù hěn kèkǔ. - He has been diligent since childhood.
她的刻苦努力得到了认可。 tā de kèkǔ nǔlì dédào le rènkě. - Her hard work and diligence have been recognized.
Characters
刻 kè - quarter (of an hour); to carve | HSK 3
苦 kǔ - bitter | HSK 4