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苦心

kǔ xīn
HSK 7

English Meaning

painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
十年来他苦心教你
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“You owe everything you are to him, yet you repaid his dedication with treacherous betrayal.”

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耀过旧辉

“(outshining his past glory.)”

“(He wasted his time raising)”

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竟教出你这般白眼狼

“(an ungrateful wretch like you.)”

《大唐迷雾》 · crisis_and_conflict
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他苦心布局了这么久
HSK 7 00:01
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1. PREVIOUS

难道聂喆成弃子了

“Has Nie Zhe become a discarded pawn?”

“He has schemed for so long.”

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肯定不会轻易放弃

“He won't give up so easily.”

《江湖夜雨十年灯》 · crisis_and_conflict
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那王妃真是煞费苦心了
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“You went through all this scheming just to manipulate me.”

1. PREVIOUS

我没办法 只得逼你一逼

“I had no choice but to push you a little.”

“You really went to great lengths.”

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阿尧

“Yao, I never intended to harm you.”

《莫离》 · historical_and_court
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