苦事

háo wú yí wèn zhè shì yī jiàn kǔ shì

毫无疑问，这是一件苦事。

There is no doubt that it is a hard job.

tā bǎ zhù zài niǔ yuē shì wéi kǔ shì

她把住在纽约视为苦事。

She regards living in New York as a penance.