吃苦头

tā liú làng yì xiāng hěn chī kǔ tou

她流浪异乡，很吃苦头。

She led a vagrant's life and had suffered a great deal.

jìn chī kǔ tou

尽吃苦头

suffer a great deal

ràng mǒu rén chī kǔ tou

让某人吃苦头

give somebody a rough time

tā yī zhí chī kǔ tou

她一直吃苦头。

She's gone through a lot.

wǒ méi yǒu yào tā chī kǔ tou de yì si

我没有要她吃苦头的意思。

It was not my intention that he should suffer.