清苦

qīng kǔ

Dictionary entry

destitute but honest

What does 清苦 mean?

清苦 (qīng kǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1destitute but honest

2poor and simple

3spartan

4austere

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

清QīngQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) · surname Qing 苦kǔbitter · hardship

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 清苦

清苦

qīng kǔ

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.