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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
吃苦 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
吃苦 ＝ 吃 ＋ 苦
ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ · chīkǔ
verb — to bear hardship, to endure suffering (吃苦耐勞 — to take pain and toil)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

吃to take on, to bear (吃)chī
苦bitter, hardship (痛苦)kǔ
吃苦，吃飯的吃，辛苦的苦。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把苦（苦）一口吃（吃）下去。
Eating (吃) the bitter (苦) — taking the hard part down like a mouthful and going on.
記憶法
關 · Related
辛苦xīnkǔhard, toilsome — the same 苦, the hardship borne受苦shòukǔto suffer — the same 苦 taken on, by 受 instead of 吃