苦 力

kǔlì

“Bitter work” in Chinese is 苦力 (kǔlì).

Meaning

bitter work
hard toil
(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times

Characters

kǔHSK 38 strokesbitter lìHSK 22 strokespower

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