고생

gosaeng · [고생]

trouble · hardship

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. trouble; hardshipThe state of one's going through sufferings or hardships, or such a life.

Written Forms

고생Hangul
苦生Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

You must be having a hard time in this hot weather.

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동아리 친구들이 고생을 많이 했는데 이번 축제가 꼭 성공하면 좋겠다.

Our club friends worked really hard, so I hope this festival is a huge success.

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아이고, 고생이 많구나.

Oh dear, you've been working hard.

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Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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