粵

刻hak1苦fu2

hak1 fu2haak1 fu2kè kǔ

English

  1. hardworking
  2. (adjective) Arduous (work, etc.)
  3. assiduous
  4. assiduous; painstaking
  5. frugal

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好勤力同辛苦噉
  2. 好慳;好樸素

Examples

  • 他比您更刻苦。

    He's even more hardworking than you are.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 她比您更刻苦。

    She's even more hardworking than you are.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 我知道你學得非常刻苦。

    I know you've been studying very hard.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 经过多年的刻苦训练,她终于破茧成蝶,赢得了冠军。

    After many years of grueling training, she finally made a breakthrough and won the championship.

    Tatoeba · enclectm CC BY

  • 刻苦學習

    to study assiduously

  • 刻苦耐勞

    work very hard ----

  • 生活刻苦

    to lead a simple and frugal life

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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