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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 苦功

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
苦功 kǔ gōng - hard work
- laborious effort
- painstaking work

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
- - 47,727 44,610 30,050

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
苦 kǔ- bitter
- hardship
- pain
- to suffer
- to bring suffering to
- painstakingly
功 gōng- meritorious deed or service
- achievement
- result
- service
- accomplishment
- work (physics)

Other Words Containing 苦功

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
苦功 - - 47,727 44,610 30,050