刻苦

Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective)

hardworking; assiduous

Vietnamese khắc khổ often means austere or harsh-looking; Chinese 刻苦 is praise for hard work.

Examples

• 他学习非常刻苦。

  tā xué xí fēi cháng kè kǔ.

  He studies extremely hard.

• 经过刻苦训练，她终于拿了冠军。

  jīng guò kè kǔ xùn liàn, tā zhōng yú ná le guàn jūn.

  After hard training, she finally won the championship.

• 要学好汉语，就得刻苦练习。

  yào xué hǎo hàn yǔ, jiù dé kè kǔ liàn xí.

  To learn Chinese well, you have to practise diligently.

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