No. 7,039 in Chinese
疾苦
Suffering and hardship.
In a sentence
他一直致力于帮助那些生活在疾苦中的人们。
He has consistently committed himself to helping those living in suffering.
In this sentence, '疾苦' is used to describe the difficult and painful conditions that people are experiencing in their lives.
人民的疾苦让她下定决心投身慈善事业。
The people's suffering prompted her to decide to devote herself to charitable work.
Here, '疾苦' refers to the collective hardships experienced by people, explicitly motivating the subject's actions.
通过政府政策的改进，我们能够减轻疾苦，改善民生。
Through improvements in government policies, we can alleviate suffering and improve people's livelihoods.
In this example, '疾苦' indicates the suffering and hardships that are meant to be alleviated through policy changes.
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