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| 4 | 苦 | 苦 | kǔ | be troubled by, suffer from, cause sb. suffering, bitter
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| 5 | 酸甜苦辣 | 酸甜苦辣 | suān-tián-kǔ-là | sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot, fig. the joys and sorrows of life
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| 7 | 慘痛 | 惨痛 | cǎntòng | bitter, painful, deeply distressed
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| 7 | 加劇 | 加剧 | jiājù | to intensify, to sharpen, to accelerate, to aggravate, to exacerbate, to embitter
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| 7 | 苦力 | 苦力 | kǔlì | bitter work, hard toil, (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
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| 7 | 苦笑 | 苦笑 | kǔxiào | to force a smile, a bitter laugh
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| 7 | 冷笑 | 冷笑 | lěngxiào | to sneer, to laugh grimly, grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc), bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
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| 7 | 辛酸 | 辛酸 | xīnsuān | pungent (taste), bitter, fig. sad, miserable
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