Definition

Examples

• 他从小就没有父母，真是命苦。
  Tā cóngxiǎo jiù méiyǒu fùmǔ, zhēnshì mìng kǔ.
  He never had parents since childhood—truly a hard lot.
• 别觉得自己命苦，很多人比你更不容易。
  Bié juéde zìjǐ mìng kǔ, hěnduō rén bǐ nǐ gèng bù róngyì.
  Don't think you have a hard lot; many people have it harder than you.
• 命苦的人，总是会遇到更多的困难。
  mìng kǔ de rén, zǒngshì huì yùdào gèng duō de kùnnan.
  People with a hard lot always encounter more difficulties.