苦功

Traditional form:

苦功

Pinyin (reading):

kǔgōng

Definitions:

• hard work
• laborious effort
• painstaking work

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service