苦心
kǔ
xīn

Definitions

  1. 1. painstaking effort
  2. 2. to take a lot of trouble
  3. 3. laborious at pains

Components

  • 苦 kǔ – bitter
  • 心 xīn – heart

Related Words

  • 苦心经营 kǔ xīn jīng yíng – to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
  • 苦心孤诣 kǔ xīn gū yì – to make painstaking efforts (idiom)
  • 煞费苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn – to take a lot of trouble (idiom)