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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

刻苦

kèkǔ
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 5

In Mandarin Chinese, 刻苦 (kèkǔ) means “hardworking; assiduous”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. hardworking
  2. assiduous

Stroke order

Examples

  • 她学习一直非常刻苦。
    Tā xuéxí yìzhí fēicháng kèkǔ.
    She has always been very hardworking in her studies.

Characters

刻
kè
quarter (hour); moment
Words with 刻
刻立刻深刻时刻此刻雕刻苛刻刻意
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship
Words with 苦
痛苦苦艰苦辛苦酸甜苦辣吃苦何苦苦力