苦力

kǔlì
  1. bitter work
  2. hard toil
  3. (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times

CEDICT

loanword

Entry Composition

1 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
2 力 lì
  1. power
  2. force
  3. strength
  4. ability
  5. strenuously