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苦中作樂
kǔ​zhōng​zuò​lè

to find joy in sorrows

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
苦中作乐 苦中作樂 kǔ​zhōng​zuò​lè
to find joy in sorrows
To enjoy life despite hardships or to find happiness in difficult circumstances; often used to describe an optimistic attitude.

Frequency

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0.368 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 黄连树下弹琴 huáng​lián​shù​xià​tán​qín

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)