Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
辛辛苦
xīnxīnkǔ
Description
这个词不太常见,正确的说法是“辛辛苦苦”,意思是做事情很累、很不容易。
This word is not very common; the correct form is "辛辛苦苦", meaning to do something with great effort and difficulty.
我们常常用它来说一个人工作或者学习花了很多力气。
We often use it to say that someone has put a lot of effort into working or studying.
Meanings
辛辛苦苦xīnxīnkǔkǔ
working hard with much effort and hardship
妈妈辛辛苦苦地做饭。
Mom works hard to cook.
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Notes
- Form
the standard word is the reduplicated 辛辛苦苦, not 辛辛苦.
- Etymology
reduplication of 辛苦 (hardship) for emphasis, used adverbially with 地.
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