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辛苦

xīnkǔ

Description

“辛苦”常用来说做一件事很累、很难，要花很多力气。

"辛苦" is often used to say that doing something is tiring, difficult, and requires a lot of effort.

我们也会说“辛苦了”，来谢谢别人的努力。

We also say "辛苦了" to thank someone for their hard work.

Meanings

辛苦xīnkǔ

hard, tiring, involving much effort

这份工作很辛苦。

This job is very hard.

辛苦了xīnkǔ le

thanks for your hard work

大家辛苦了，先休息吧。

Thanks for your hard work, everyone, take a break first.

辛苦xīnkǔ

to trouble someone to do something

辛苦你帮我买一下。

Thanks for helping me buy it.

Related words

累努力工作幸苦劳累加油

Notes

  • Etymology

    辛 (bitter/toilsome) + 苦 (bitter/hard), two characters both meaning hardship.

  • Nuance

    辛苦了 is a warm, polite phrase to acknowledge someone's effort.

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