辛苦
xīnkǔTraditional: 辛苦
#1185 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
hard, toilsome; thank you for your trouble
Word origin
A compound of 辛 meaning bitter or pungent and 苦 meaning bitter, together doubly bitter. It means toilsome, and is used to thank someone for their effort.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 辛 (xīn, bitter) + 苦 (kǔ, bitter)
Stroke order
辛
苦
Examples
。
This job is very hard.
。
Thank you for your trouble.
养。
Our parents raised us through much toil.
，。
After a hard day, rest well.
。
He is not afraid of hard work.
辛苦 (xīnkǔ) means hard and toilsome, and 辛苦了 is a warm way to thank someone for their effort.
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