刻苦
hak1 fu2haak1 fu2kè kǔ
English
- hardworking
- (adjective) Arduous (work, etc.)
- assiduous
- assiduous; painstaking
- frugal
粵語 — Cantonese
- 好勤力同辛苦噉
- 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