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苦乐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

苦乐 Usage and Examples

Joys and sorrows

Bitterness and happiness

Hardship and happiness

青少年长大后,会发现童年是一段苦乐参半的时光。

When teenagers grow up, they find childhood is a bittersweet (苦乐参半的) time.

这是一个苦乐参半的时刻。

It was a bittersweet moment.

The characters in 苦乐

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
乐
lè5happy, music, enjoy

More words starting with 苦

  • kǔ苦bù不jī唧kǔ苦bù不jī唧ér儿whining, whimpering
  • kǔ苦le了Suffered, Had a hard time
  • kǔ苦yú于suffer from, troubled by
  • kǔ苦gōng功painstaking efforts
  • kǔ苦è厄Suffering, Hardship
  • kǔ苦shēn参Lightyellow sophora root
  • kú苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心de地earnestly, patiently
  • kǔ苦wèi味bitter taste, bitterness
  • kǔ苦chǔ处pain or suffering
  • kǔ苦tóu头Hardship, Suffering
  • kǔ苦xué学study hard, study diligently
  • kǔ苦jìn尽tián甜lái来de的zī滋wèi味Sweetness after bitterness, The taste of reward after hardship

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Questions about 苦乐

What does 苦乐 mean in Chinese?

苦乐 (kǔ lè) means “Joys and sorrows, Bitterness and happiness, Hardship and happiness”.

How do you pronounce 苦乐?

苦乐 is pronounced kǔ lè in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Joys and sorrows” in Chinese?

“Joys and sorrows” is 苦乐 (kǔ lè) in Chinese.

How is 苦乐 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 苦乐, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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