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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 苦中作乐
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 苦中作乐 | kǔ zhōng zuò lè | - to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 60,880 | 30,414 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 苦 | kǔ | - bitter - hardship - pain - to suffer - to bring suffering to - painstakingly |
| 中 | zhōng | - (bound form) China; Chinese - surname Zhong |
| 中 | zhōng | - within; among; in - middle; center - while (doing sth); during - (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 | zhòng | - to hit (the mark) - to be hit by - to suffer - to win (a prize, a lottery) |
| 作 | zuō | - (bound form) worker - (bound form) workshop - (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person) |
| 作 | zuò | - to do; to engage in - to write; to compose - to pretend; to feign - to regard as; to consider to be - to be; to act the part of - to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) - writings; works |
| 乐 | lè | - surname Le |
| 乐 | yuè | - surname Yue |
| 乐 | lào | - used in place names |
| 乐 | lè | - happy - cheerful - to laugh |
| 乐 | yuè | - music |
Other Words Containing 苦中作乐
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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