# 受苦 (shòukǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 受苦 (shòukǔ) means “to suffer hardship; to have a rough time”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to suffer hardship; to have a rough time
- Pinyin: shòukǔ (shou4 ku3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 父母都不希望孩子受苦。
  Fùmǔ dōu bù xīwàng háizi shòukǔ.
  Parents never want their children to suffer hardship.

## Characters

- [受](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-receive-suffer/) (shòu): to receive; to suffer
- [苦](https://hanziro.com/word/ku-bitter/) (kǔ): bitter; hardship

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-ku-suffer-hardship/

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