苦 心

kǔxīn

nounadverbHSK 7-9

“Painstaking effort” in Chinese is 苦心 (kǔxīn).

Meaning

painstaking effort
to take a lot of trouble
laborious at pains

Characters

kǔHSK 38 strokesbitter xīnHSK 24 strokesheart

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