受苦 shòukǔ to suffer hardship
How to remember 受苦: 受 to receive + 苦 bitter = to suffer hardship.
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How it is used
- 'To suffer hardship / go through suffering' - 让孩子跟着受苦 (to make the kids suffer along), 受苦受难 to endure hardship and misery.
- Emphasizes enduring privation/pain over time; broader and more about life-hardship than the situational 受罪.
Example sentences
- 我无法忍受看着动物受苦。 Wǒ wúfǎrěnshòu kànzhe dòngwù shòukǔ.I can't bear to see animals suffer.