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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苦心

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苦心 kǔ xīn - painstaking effort
- to take a lot of trouble
- laborious at pains

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
- 9 33,769 22,184 23,991

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
心 xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]

Other Words Containing 苦心

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
苦心经营 - - 33,329 38,707 37,412
苦心 - 9 33,769 22,184 23,991
煞费苦心 - - 33,795 37,972 47,421
苦心孤诣 - - 84,557 91,093 111,572