bitter 17 苦 [-] kǔ (bitter) bitter: ~瓜 bitter melon || 药 ~. Pills are bitter. || 味道~ a bitter taste '221 Fragrant, smelly, taste 香, 臭, 味道 (xiāng, chòu, wèidào)
bitter 18 苦涩 [-澀] kǔsè (bitter-astringent) bitter: ~的海水 the bitter sea || ~的 心情 the bitter mood || ~的回忆 the bitter memory '251 Good or evil 善, 恶 (shàn, è)
tart and mean, bitterly sarcastic 21 尖酸刻薄 [-] jiānsuān kèbó (tart-mean) tart and mean, bitterly sarcastic: 说话~ speak in a bitter and mean manner || ~的话 bitter and mean talk '273 Joy, sorrow 悲, 喜 (bēi, xǐ)
bitter, hardship, pain 20 苦 [-] kǔ (bitter) bitter, hardship, pain: 吃/受~ bear hardships || 生活~ a bitter life || 我们的~日子快要到头了. Our bitter days are almost over. '273 Joy, sorrow 悲, 喜 (bēi, xǐ)
他早上 六点就得离开家去上班很~. It’s bitter that he has to leave at 6:00 am to go work. || 工作~ work is hard || ~的生活 a bitter life 22 辛苦 [-] xīnkǔ (toil-bitter)