辛苦
xīn kǔㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: TÂN KHỔ
Traditional: 辛苦
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 1
Meaning(adjective, verb, adverbial adjective, nominal adjective)
exhausting; hard; tough; arduous; to work hard; to go to a lot of trouble; hardship(s)
辛苦了 / 辛苦你了 thanks someone for their effort.
Examples
你今天辛苦了,早点休息吧。
nǐ jīn tiān xīn kǔ le, zǎo diǎn xiū xi ba.
You worked hard today, get some rest early.
在工厂上夜班很辛苦。
zài gōng chǎng shàng yè bān hěn xīn kǔ.
Working night shifts at the factory is tough.
父母辛苦了一辈子。
fù mǔ xīn kǔ le yí bèi zi.
My parents worked hard all their lives.
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Stroke order
TÂN · 7 strokes
KHỔ · 8 strokes
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly