English–Chinese
“bitter” in Chinese
How to say “bitter” in Chinese
“Bitter” in Chinese is 苦 (kǔ).
A sharp, unpleasant quality that lingers on the tongue or makes life difficult to bear.
Example sentences with 苦
她的生活一直很苦。tā de shēng huó yì zhí hěn kǔ
Her life has always been very hard.
Tips for using 苦
- The taste sense can describe food or medicine, but the hardship sense usually appears in a longer expression about suffering or difficulty, not as a bare label for a person's mood.