苦衷

yào tǐ liàng bié rén de kǔ zhōng

要体谅别人的苦衷

We should make allowances for others' difficulties.

wǒ men lǐ jiě nǐ bù yuàn chū xí de kǔ zhōng

我们理解你不愿出席的苦衷。

We appreciate your reluctance to attend.

nǐ shì bù shì yǒu kǔ zhōng ya

你是不是有苦衷呀？

Is there a special reason?

tā xū yào zhǎo gè rén sù su xīn lǐ de kǔ zhōng

他需要找个人诉诉心里的苦衷。

He needed to unburden himself to somebody.