苦力 kǔlì

1. kǔlì noun a coolie; an unskilled Chinese laborer
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
   Notes: The English word was borrowed from Chinese in British colonial times
2. kǔlì noun bitter work; hard toil
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Spoken Language
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卖苦力

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• Chapter 4: Keeping in Step with the World - On the Field 卷四　與世界接軌 ■運動場上 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8－人間的能源》 — count: 4
• Letting Go of One's Status 放下身段 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》 — count: 1
• Chapter 2: Thinking about Positioning for Advantage - Measurement 卷二　往好處想 ■度量衡 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 9 - Thinking about Positioning for Advantage 《人間萬事9－往好處去想》 — count: 1
• “Li Zijian's Oil Paintings World” Preface 《李自健油畫國際巡迴展作品集》序 Selected Humanistic Buddhism Prefaces 《人間佛教序文選》 — count: 1
• Scroll 3: Being your Best - Minimal Capability 卷三　做最好的自己 最低的能力 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 1 - Conditions for Success 《人間萬事1－成就的條件》 — count: 1
• Between Gain and Loss 得失之間 A Life With Palms Joined 2 - Crucial Moments 《合掌人生2－關鍵時刻》 — count: 1
• Chapter 1: Don't Take Lightly - What Should I Do if I Loose my Job? 卷一　不可輕 失業怎麼辦？ Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 6 - Where are the Future Prospects? 《人間萬事6－前途在哪裡》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 17 - The Dharma Gate of Non-Duality: From the Ten Directions and Back to the Ten Directions 星雲日記17～不二法門 十方來十方去(1992/5/1～1992/5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 1
• Hsing Yun Diary 24 - A Life with Balanced Income and Expenses: The Philosophy of Being Cheated 星雲日記24～收支平篌的人生 吃虧上當的哲學(1993/7/1～1993/7/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
• 2012 Letter for Spring Festival 2012年新春告白 Letters for Spring Festival (A Letter to Dharma Friends) 《新春告白（致護法朋友們的一封信）》 — count: 1

Collocations

• 做苦力 (做苦力) 做苦力 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》, Letting Go of One's Status 放下身段 — count: 2
• 用苦力 (用苦力) 一開始就沒有用苦力訓練 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8－人間的能源》, Chapter 4: Keeping in Step with the World - On the Field 卷四　與世界接軌 ■運動場上 — count: 2
• 苦力训练 (苦力訓練) 一開始就沒有用苦力訓練 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8－人間的能源》, Chapter 4: Keeping in Step with the World - On the Field 卷四　與世界接軌 ■運動場上 — count: 2
• 苦力劳工 (苦力勞工) 彼得大帝驅使十萬名苦力勞工 — Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》, Hsing Yun Diary 24 - A Life with Balanced Income and Expenses: The Philosophy of Being Cheated 星雲日記24～收支平篌的人生 吃虧上當的哲學(1993/7/1～1993/7/15) — count: 2