Word Detail

苦力
kǔ lì
bitter work, hard toil, (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
HSK 7-9 (v3.0)

Examples

卖苦力。
Mài kǔlì.
Sell coolie labor (hard physical labor).
当苦力。
Dāng kǔlì.
Work as a coolie.