kǔ sè

Traditional: 苦澀

苦涩 (kǔ sè) is a Chinese word meaning “bitter and astringent; pained; agonized”.

Meanings

  1. 1bitter and astringent
  2. 2pained
  3. 3agonized

Characters in 苦涩

苦kǔ · bitter涩sè · astringent

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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