| 苦苦 | kǔ kǔ | strenuously / persistently / hard / painful | ![]() |
| 一味 | yī wèi | persistently / stubbornly / blindly | ![]() |
| 一个劲 | yī gè jìn | continuously / persistently / incessantly | ![]() |
| 穷 | qióng | poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly | ![]() |
