遭遇 zāo yù to meet with / to encounter / (bitter) experience syn 功课 功課 gōng kè homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2] syn 吸取 xī qǔ to absorb / to draw (a lesson, insight etc) / to assimilate 启示 啟示 qǐ shì to reveal / to enlighten / enlightenment / revelation / illumination / moral (of a story etc) / lesson syn 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work / hard toil / (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times syn 冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile 惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter / painful / deeply distressed syn 苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent / pained / agonized syn 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè bitter / desperate syn 编制 編製 biān zhì to weave / to plait / to compile / to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc) syn 苦果 kǔ guǒ lit. bitter fruit / fig. painful consequence syn 寓意 yù yì moral (of a story) / lesson to be learned / implication / message / import / metaphorical meaning syn 沉痛 chén tòng grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) syn 借鉴 借鑒 jiè jiàn to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) syn 温习 溫習 wēn xí to review (a lesson etc) syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 苦瓜 kǔ guā bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 补课 補課 bǔ kè to make up missed lesson / to reschedule a class 苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable syn 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot / bitter fate / unfortunate syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 鏖战 鏖戰 áo zhàn bitter fighting / a violent battle syn 备课 備課 bèi kè (of a teacher) to do one's lesson preparation 预习 預習 yù xí to prepare a lesson 苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh syn 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu bitter and hateful (idiom) / to grieve and lament (over sth) syn 引以为戒 引以為戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly syn 教案 jiào àn lesson plan / teaching plan / a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing) 课业 課業 kè yè lesson / schoolwork syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 切肤之痛 切膚之痛 qiè fū zhī tòng keenly felt pain / bitter anguish syn 叫苦 jiào kǔ to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble 苦思 kǔ sī to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings syn 苦味 kǔ wèi bitter taste / bitterness syn 苦寒 kǔ hán bitter cold syn 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 酸涩 酸澀 suān sè sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful 再读 再讀 zài dú to read again / to review (a lesson etc) 怨毒 yuàn dú bitter resentment / rancor 惨笑 慘笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile 苦口 kǔ kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice) syn 课 課 kè subject / course / CL:門|门[men2] / class / lesson / CL:堂[tang2],節|节[jie2] / to levy / tax / form of divination syn 苦 kǔ bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 温 溫 wēn warm / lukewarm / to warm up / (bound form) temperature / (bound form) mild / soft / tender / to review (a lesson etc) / (TCM) fever / epidemic / pestilence (old variant of 瘟[wen1]) syn 痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 苦活 kǔ huó bitter work / sweated labor syn 吃哑巴亏 吃啞巴虧 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering syn 枳壳 枳殼 zhǐ qiào bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM) 苦菜花 kǔ cài huā Bitter Herbs, 1958 novel by Feng Deying 馮德英|冯德英[Feng2 De2ying1], made into a film in 1965 鉴戒 鑒戒 jiàn jiè lesson from events of the past / warning syn 醰 tán bitter taste in wine / rich / full flavored 杀彘教子 殺彘教子 shā zhì jiào zǐ to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom) / parents must teach by example 切骨之仇 qiè gǔ zhī chóu bitter hatred / hatred that cuts to the bone syn 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow 茹苦含辛 rú kǔ hán xīn bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear) 食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom) / to share the hard life of the common people 借镜 借鏡 jiè jìng (Tw) to draw on (others' experience) / to learn from (how others do things) / lesson to be learned (by observing others) 前车之覆，后车之鉴 前車之覆，後車之鑒 qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom) / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy 吸取教训 吸取教訓 xī qǔ jiào xun to draw a lesson (from a setback) 单班课 單班課 dān bān kè individual lesson / one-on-one class 学乖 學乖 xué guāi to learn one's lesson the hard way 实物教学 實物教學 shí wù jiào xué object lesson 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. warning to the following cart (idiom) / don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy syn 拖堂 tuō táng to drag out a lesson / to insist on extending class after the bell 引以为鉴 引以為鑒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiàn to take a lesson from (an adverse experience) syn 给你点颜色看看 給你點顏色看看 gěi nǐ diǎn yán sè kàn kan (I'll) teach you a lesson / put you in your place 长记性 長記性 zhǎng jì xing (coll.) to learn one's lesson / to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes 上一次当，学一次乖 上一次當，學一次乖 shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom) / once bitten, twice shy 温理 溫理 wēn lǐ to review (a lesson etc) / to bring back to one's mind 仇隙 chóu xì feud / bitter quarrel 冷话 冷話 lěng huà harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks 吐苦水 tǔ kǔ shuǐ to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth / fig. to complain bitterly / to pour out one's sufferings 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 拼到底 pīn dào dǐ to brave it out / to the bitter end 有苦说不出 有苦說不出 yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū having unspeakable bitter suffering / (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2]) 气不过 氣不過 qì bu guò so angry it's unbearable / bitter about unbearable grievances 活罪 huó zuì bitter sufferings / great hardships 苦不唧 kǔ bu jī slightly bitter 苦甘 kǔ gān bitter sweet 苦竹 kǔ zhú bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus) 冯德英 馮德英 féng dé yīng Feng Deying (1935-2022), author of the 1958 novel Bitter Herbs 苦菜花[Ku3cai4hua1] 咸涩 鹹澀 xián sè salty and bitter / acerbic 黄水茄 huáng shuǐ qié bitter tomato 斑鸠菊 斑鳩菊 bān jiū jú bitter leaf 色字头上一把刀 色字頭上一把刀 sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences 悲酸 bēi suān bitter and sad 自食恶果 自食惡果 zì shí è guǒ lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom) / fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions / to stew in one's own juice 血淋淋 xiě lín lín bloody / blood-soaked / gory / grisly / cruel / brutal / harsh / grim / bitter syn 酸甜苦辣 suān - tián - kǔ - là lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors / the joys and sorrows of life syn 