刻苦

• 병음: kè kǔ
• 한자 분석: 刻 = 亥 + 刂 (knife); 苦 = 艹 (grass) + 古 (old)

뜻

각고의 노력(을 하다); 매우 근면하다.

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.

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: education, training, self-improvement

어조: admiring

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

• 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)

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal