kǔ​lì HSK7

coolie

Senses

苦力 kǔ​lì coolie

noun, punctuation · an unskilled manual laborer, especially referring to those in colonial times

旧社会有很多中国人被骗到海外去当苦力。

苦力 kǔ​lì hard toil

noun · arduous physical labor or bitter work

他在矿场干这种苦力已经好几年了。

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