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辛苦

xīn kǔ · xin ku

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. exhausting
  2. hard
  3. tough
  4. arduous
  5. to work hard
  6. to go to a lot of trouble
  7. hardship(s)
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)回来(huílai)了(le)！今天(jīntiān)辛苦(xīnkǔ)了(le)。

    You're back! You worked hard today.

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)辛苦(xīnkǔ)。我(wǒ)搬(bān)了(le)一天(yītiān)箱子(xiāngzi)。

    It was really tiring. I carried boxes all day.

  3. Liangliang

    饿(è)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)晚饭(wǎnfàn)。

    Are you hungry? I made dinner.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)才(cái)辛苦(xīnkǔ)！好香(hǎoxiāng)啊(a)，是(shì)什么(shénme)菜(cài)？

    You're the one who worked hard! It smells so good. What is it?

  5. Liangliang

    西红柿(xīhóngshì)炒(chǎo)鸡蛋(jīdàn)，我(wǒ)只会(zhǐhuì)做(zuò)这个(zhège)。

    Tomato and egg. It's the only thing I can cook.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

日(rì)本(běn)上(shàng)班(bān)族(zú)工(gōng)作(zuò)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)。

Japanese office workers work very hard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)了(le)，快(kuài)坐(zuò)下(xià)来(lái)休(xiū)息(xi)一(yí)会(huì)儿(r)吧(ba)。

You've worked hard; sit down and rest for a while.

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