Definitions

1. 1. bitter work
2. 2. hard toil
3. 3. (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times

Components

• 苦 kǔ – bitter
• 力 Lì – surname Li

Related Words

• 卖苦力 mài kǔ lì – to make a hard living as unskilled laborer

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