to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble; to work hard at sth
trad. 苦心孤詣
Also written 苦心孤詣【kǔ xīn gū yì】
Characters in this word
4苦
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bitter, hardship, pain, to suffer, to bring suffering to, painstakingly
- Pinyin
- kǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 5535 of 2500
心
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heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
孤
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lone, lonely
- Pinyin
- gū
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 30091 of 2500
诣
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to go (to visit a superior), one's current attainment in learning or art
- Pinyin
- yì
- Traditional
- 詣
- Strokes
- 8