吃苦 chī kǔ — to bear

Meanings

1. 1

   to bear

   to bear; hardships

   verb

Character breakdown

• 吃

  chī (first tone, high and level)

  to eat; to take (a meal, medicine); to absorb, to take in

  6 strokes⿰口乞Radical 口

Words containing 吃

• 吃chī (first tone, high and level)to eat
• 吃饭/吃飯chī (first tone, high and level) fàn (fourth tone, falling)to have a meal
• 好吃hǎochī (third tone, dipping)tasty, delicious
• 吃惊/吃驚chī (first tone, high and level) jīng (first tone, high and level)to be startled
• 大吃一惊/大吃一驚dà (fourth tone, falling) chī (first tone, high and level) yī (first tone, high and level) jīng (first tone, high and level)to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled
• 吃亏/吃虧chī (first tone, high and level) kuī (first tone, high and level)to suffer losses
• 吃力chī (first tone, high and level) lì (fourth tone, falling)to entail strenuous effort
• 口吃kǒu (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level)to stammer; to stutter
• 吃喝玩乐/吃喝玩樂chī (first tone, high and level) hē (first tone, high and level) wán (second tone, rising) lè (fourth tone, falling)to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
• 吃不上chī (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) shàng (fourth tone, falling)unable to get anything to eat
• 小吃xiǎo (third tone, dipping) chī (first tone, high and level)snack; local delicacy