苦哈哈

kǔhāhā
  1. to have difficulty getting by
  2. to struggle (financially etc)

CEDICT

  1. poor suffering people
  2. sad and in pain

Wiktionary

  1. 形容痛苦、难过的样子。
  2. 生活贫穷困苦的人。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
2 哈哈 hāhā (onom.) laughing out loud

Related entries

拼搏 pīnbó
  1. to struggle
  2. to wrestle
挣扎 zhēngzhá to struggle
我挣扎着挤出地铁。

I struggled to get out of the subway.

Source: Tatoeba

争斗 zhēngdòu
  1. to struggle
  2. to fight
  3. struggle
奋战 fènzhàn
  1. to fight bravely
  2. (fig.) to struggle
  3. to work hard
拚 pàn
  1. to strive for
  2. to struggle
  3. to disregard
  4. to reject
搏战 bózhàn
  1. to fight
  2. to struggle
  3. to wage war
撑拒 chēngjù
  1. to resist
  2. to struggle
  3. to sustain
斗 dòu
  1. to fight
  2. to struggle
  3. to condemn
  4. to censure
  5. to contend
  6. to put together
  7. coming together
我会战斗至死。

I will fight to the death.

Source: Tatoeba

竞 jìng
  1. to compete
  2. to contend
  3. to struggle