Noviro
苦涩
Simplified 苦涩
Traditional 苦澀
Pinyin kǔ sè
Definition bitter and astringent; pained; agonized
他笑得很苦涩
Tā xiào dé hěn kǔ sè
He smiled bitterly
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涩
sè
astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure
痛苦
tòng kǔ
pain; suffering; painful
HSK3
苦
kǔ
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
HSK4
辛苦
xīn kǔ
exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
HSK5
羞涩
xiū sè
shy; bashful
晦涩
huì sè
difficult to understand; cryptic
干涩
gān sè
dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)
生涩
shēng sè
unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky