凄苦

qī kǔ de shēng huó

凄苦的生活

wretched existence

tā jiù zhè yàng yī nián yī nián de zuò zài nà lǐ gǎn shòu zhe shì jiān de qī kǔ yǔ bù xìng

他就这样一年一年地坐在那里，感受着世间的凄苦与不幸。

He sat year after year, and felt the pain and the misery of the world.