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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