刻苦

• ピンイン: kè kǔ
• 漢字の分解: 刻 = 亥 + 刂 (knife); 苦 = 艹 (grass) + 古 (old)

意味

刻苦して努力する、勤勉だ

Emphasizes enduring hardship in pursuit of a goal. Highly valued in Chinese educational culture. Often used to describe students, scholars, athletes, or anyone engaged in rigorous self-improvement.

例文

1. 她刻苦学习，终于考上了理想的大学。
2. 运动员们刻苦训练，为比赛做准备。
3. 他从小就很刻苦，靠自己的努力改变了命运。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, training, self-improvement

トーン: admiring

正しい言い方

• 他学习非常刻苦。(He studies very diligently.)
• 刻苦训练是成功的关键。(Diligent training is the key to success.)

避ける言い方

• 这个工作很刻苦。(Don't use 刻苦 to describe a job — use 辛苦 or 艰苦; 刻苦 describes the person's attitude, not the work itself)

起源と歴史

Compound of 刻 (carve/painstaking) + 苦 (bitter/hard). Together implies enduring hardship with dedication.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal