qī kǔ

Traditional: 悽苦

凄苦 (qī kǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “bleak; miserable”.

Meanings

  1. 1bleak; miserable

Characters in 凄苦

凄qī · intense cold苦kǔ · bitter

Related words

痛苦pain辛苦exhausting苦bitter艰苦difficult受苦to suffer hardship苦难suffering苦恼vexed苦苦strenuously挖苦to speak sarcastically苦头sufferings刻苦hardworking苦衷secret trouble

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