# 吃苦 (chīkǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吃苦 (chīkǔ) means “to endure hardship”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to endure hardship
- Pinyin: chīkǔ (chi1 ku3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 年轻人不应该怕吃苦。
  Niánqīngrén bù yīnggāi pà chīkǔ.
  Young people should not be afraid of enduring hardship.

## Characters

- [吃](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-eat/) (chī): to eat
- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-ku-endure-hardship/

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